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On the recordMarch 12, 2014
Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman, the chair of the Constitution Subcommittee, for yielding to me. I rise in support of this act. I am a little bit astonished by some of the debate and the dialogue that has taken place here throughout this day, especially on the topic matter that is Executive overreach. We have had extensive hearings in the Judiciary Committee. It should be clear to all that, when the liberal constitutional professors are concerned about our country, a tipping point in our Constitution, it is time for maybe a little bit more of an open dialogue here and I think more of an objective dialogue. I would bring to your attention, Madam Speaker, some language that was in The Wall Street Journal today. It was in support of the Faithful Execution of the Law Act and then the reporting act that we are talking about. It is a perfect example of why this bill is necessary in a report in The Wall Street Journal. It says, in today's issue, describing yet another ObamaCare delay that flies in the face of the statutory text: This latest political reconstruction has received zero media notice, and the Health and Human Services Department didn't think the details were worth discussing in a conference call, press materials, or fact sheet. Instead, the mandate suspension was buried in an unrelated rule that was meant to preserve some health plans that don't comply with ObamaCare benefit and redistribution mandates. Our sources only noticed the change this week.…
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Steve King
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