I offered an amendment to this patently absurd piece of legislation when it was considered by the Judiciary Committee. My amendment stressed the importance of protecting the delicate balance of power that the Constitution affords the legislative and executive branches. The President has the right to choose how to set enforcement priorities with respect to immigration policy as well as the power to exercise discretion in the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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The same way that the people of America have the opportunity to correct this mistake that we made in electing Donald Trump, who unfortunately got manipulated into war by Benjamin Netanyahu.
People don't like this war, and they don't like Israeli government policy that put us into this war.
I think Democrats in New York elected three new Democrats that will join our caucus, and I'm looking forward for them participating.
The VA needs improvement, but reckless cuts are not the answer. Veterans should not bear the brunt of mismanagement.
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