[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4526]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      ONLY CONGRESS CAN WRITE LAWS

  (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, yesterday the U.S. House 
of Representatives was represented at the Supreme Court during oral 
arguments for United States v. Texas, the challenge by 25 States to the 
President's illegal executive action on illegal aliens.
  Article I of the Constitution is clear: only Congress can write laws. 
Sadly, the President has overstepped his authority by acting alone 
after repeatedly saying that he did not have the authority he claimed.
  I was grateful to vote in favor of the resolution, which authorized 
Speaker Paul Ryan to file a brief in the Supreme Court, the first by 
the House as a whole. Speaker Ryan deserves recognition for his 
remarkable leadership in standing up for the Constitution and rule of 
law.
  United States v. Texas filings reveal the President's failed 
immigration policy, which should be to enforce existing laws. As an 
attorney who has practiced immigration law, I know firsthand the 
benefits of a lawful system welcoming new citizens following the law.
  In conclusion, God bless our troops, and may the President by his 
actions never forget September the 11th in the global war on terrorism.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Farenthold). Members are reminded to 
refrain from engaging in personalities toward the President.

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