[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2210]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  PRESIDENT OBAMA IS IGNORING THE LAW

  (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, 10 days ago Congress 
expected the President to submit his plan to counter the rise of 
Islamic terrorism in the Middle East. American families deserve to know 
that the President has a strategy to defeat ISIL and keep us safe.
  The 2016 National Defense Authorization Act signed by the President 
was clear that the President must submit a plan to Congress by February 
15 on how to defeat ISIL and reduce risks to American families.
  Sadly, the President has not presented a strategy. This is another 
example of the President's continued disregard for law and the 
Constitution. We should support our troops by giving them a clear 
mission and a clear strategy to protect American families.
  While I am disappointed that the President has failed to submit a 
strategy, we cannot be surprised, after he dismissed ISIL as the JV 
team. He claimed ISIL was contained just 1 day before the Paris 
slaughter, and he incorrectly assured Americans to be confident just as 
the mass murder was beginning in San Bernardino by ISIL terrorists.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President, by his 
actions, never forget September the 11th in the global war on 
terrorism.

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