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On the recordJanuary 7, 2016
Time and time again, the President has violated the boundaries of executive power. He has refused to enforce our immigration laws. He has opened the borders to Syrian migrants against the will of the American people. He has even changed the provisions of his own disastrous healthcare bill. This week, the administration once again thumbed its nose at Congress and the American people by jeopardizing the gun rights of law-abiding citizens. Mr. Speaker, the American people are fed up. The American people continue to see the executive branch not only deciding which laws they choose to enforce, but changing and interpreting the laws as they see fit. The White House has become judge, jury, and executioner, in clear violation of the principles on which this Nation was founded. Today I am introducing a resolution to censure President Barack Obama to serve as a clear rebuke and condemnation of the unconstitutional actions of this President. This is a bold measure, but is one that is necessary to preserve the very institution that we are all honored to serve: the United States Congress. The Constitution requires that the President shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. This President has failed to do so on numerous occasions. The Constitution also requires the President to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States. The President has failed to do so. Not only is the President trying to do our job, but he has failed to do his.…
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Steven Palazzo
Republican · Mississippi
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Jan 7, 2016

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