On the recordJanuary 13, 2015
I thank the chairman for yielding. Mr. Chairman, I look at this from an entirely different perspective. I look at this as the House of Representatives asserting its will, speaking out, and saying, no, we are not going to be silent in the movement of the President of the United States. If we had done nothing, Mr. Chairman, then the subsequent argument in weeks to come would have been, well, you did nothing. You were silent. You waived your right to assert yourself. You have the power of the purse, and you did nothing. Well, clearly, we are not doing nothing. Clearly, we are taking it up. And now here it is. We are coming together and we are saying that we don't believe the President has this authority. We are asserting that, and this bill will be debated. But at the underlying level there is something absolutely incredibly significant and very bright that is happening, regardless of what side of the aisle you are on, because do you know what we are talking about? We are talking about defending a country that we all hold dear. There was a story I heard from an exchange student, Mr. Chairman, who came to visit the United States. She was asked about her time here-- this was a young college student--and they said: What made the biggest impression upon you during your time in the United States? She said this: The number of people who came up to me and said, ``What do you hope to do for a living?…
