On the recordMarch 12, 2014
I thank the gentleman for yielding. Madam Speaker, I rise today in opposition to a bill that perhaps could more appropriately be called the ``Failure to Execute Our Legislative Responsibilities Act.'' This bill is a legislative solution in search of a problem. There is no evidence, there is no basis, there is no record to rationally conclude that the President of the United States has breached his obligations under the law in a manner that is inconsistent with the Constitution. Now I recognize, Madam Speaker, that there are some individuals in this town who believe that the President of the United States broke the law in January of 2009 when he first took the oath of office, but there is no room for hyperbole or hypocrisy or hysteria in the legislative process. This matter is another diversion from the business of the American people that we actually should be doing. We stand here again today wasting the time and the treasure of the American people. We should be dealing with comprehensive immigration reform, but House Republicans are blocking it. We should be increasing the minimum wage, but House Republicans are blocking it. We should be extending unemployment insurance, but House Republicans are blocking it. This bill is a distraction. I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' and let's get back to doing the business of the American people.
