Trey Gowdy: “Four really quick points. I would say to my friend from Colorado, through the Speaker, that one reason Congress may not…”

“Four really quick points. I would say to my friend from Colorado, through the Speaker, that one reason Congress may not enact new laws is that we have absolutely zero confidence they will actually be enforced. Maybe if this President enforced current law, we would be more willing to embark on new ones. Secondly, I think Judge Poe was right. I do think part of the opinion deals with the conferring of benefits, but I would invite people to read it for themselves. Thirdly, on this issue of prosecutorial discretion, Mr. Speaker, all law enforcement agencies have limited resources, but they don't hold press conferences ahead of time and announce ``you are not going to be prosecuted or investigated if you just steal 'this' amount of money. You are not going to be prosecuted or investigated if you just possess 'this' amount of controlled substances.'' This is not prosecutorial discretion. This is a political decision to not enforce the law. Lastly, I want to say--and she is my friend--I have great respect for Ms. Lofgren, and I am actually not including her in what I am getting ready to say because I will bet you, in 2008, she was ready, Mr. Speaker, to move on comprehensive immigration reform when nobody else was. From 2008 to 2010, when they had all the gears of government, they didn't lift a finger Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The time of the gentleman has expired.”