On the recordFebruary 25, 2014
A hundred and seventeen of my colleagues and I support STOP because we believe, as our founders did, that we are a Nation of laws.
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congress.govA hundred and seventeen of my colleagues and I support STOP because we believe, as our founders did, that we are a Nation of laws.
Gerlach advocates for a resolution to uphold the rule of law against executive actions.
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There is no question that on several occasions in recent years we have witnessed an unparalleled use of executive power to selectively apply, enforce, and even ignore duly-enacted laws.
The President simply has no right to decide when and to whom he is going to apply the tax.
The Supreme Court in Raines v. Byrd made it clear that if Members want to assert an institutional injury, the executive's act must effectively nullify a prior act of Congress.
I thank the gentleman. Madam Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. Amendment Offered by Mr. Grayson