Jared Polis: “This point of order revolves around this entire bill being an unfunded mandate for the States; but, frankly, Mr.…”

“This point of order revolves around this entire bill being an unfunded mandate for the States; but, frankly, Mr. Speaker, this is about the work of this body and the work of this country. Rarely in my time in Congress has this body proven itself as detached and reckless as we do today. We are just over 24 hours away from an automatic shutdown of one of our Nation's greatest defense systems to keep the American people safe, and this body--one of only two bodies with the authority to prevent that shutdown--has no plan. President Obama made a suggestion last year that we treat families humanely, that we retain the best and brightest of each new generation, we welcome those willing to fight for their citizenship, just as we welcomed my great-grandfather and yours. He did that because this body failed to move forward on a profamily, pro-America agenda. These are not novel concepts. We stand on a Nation settled, built, and grown by immigrants. When the President acted to give immigrants across this country hope, consistent with actions taken by prior Presidents, he acted to uphold not only the law, but one of our greatest American traditions. Yet, touting a fundamentally antifamily and un-American agenda, Republican House leadership has made endless attempts to prevent the President's lawful action from taking place.…”