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Xavier Becerra: “The President said in his State of the Union, ``If you can't do something, I will do what I can under my executive…”

On the recordDecember 4, 2014
The President said in his State of the Union, ``If you can't do something, I will do what I can under my executive authority under the Constitution.'' And so he did. Now, it is a matter of trying to make things work better and smarter, given that we have a broken immigration system. Now is not the time to double down with these social agenda matters that go nowhere. We could get this done, but we all have to be accountable. Just as we demand those immigrant families to be accountable, Congress has to be accountable. Let's get this done. The American people have been telling us that for years. Get this done. You know the solution. Let's act. There are 5 days to go. Let's get this done. Put the Senate bipartisan bill on the floor, and we will get this done.
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Xavier Becerra
Democratic · California
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Dec 4, 2014

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