Trey Gowdy: “I would like to thank Chairman Goodlatte for his leadership on this bill and a host of others in the Judiciary…”

“I would like to thank Chairman Goodlatte for his leadership on this bill and a host of others in the Judiciary Committee. Mr. Chairman, I want to have a pop quiz. That may seem unfair to my colleagues on the other side of the aisle, but I am going to give them a hint: the answer to every one of the questions is the same. I am going to read a quote and then you tell me who said it: These last few years, we have seen an unacceptable abuse of power, having a President whose priority is expanding his own power. Any guess on who said that? Mr. Chairman, it was Senator Barack Obama. Here is another one: No law can give Congress a backbone if it refuses to stand up as the coequal branch the Constitution made it. That was Senator Barack Obama. What do we do with a President who can basically change what Congress passed by attaching a letter saying I don't agree with this part or that part? Senator Barack Obama. I taught the Constitution for 10 years. I believe in the Constitution. Senator Barack Obama. And my favorite, Mr. Chairman: One of the most important jobs of the Supreme Court is to guard against the encroachment of the executive branch on the power of the other branches. And I think the Chief Justice has been a little too willing and eager to give the President more power than I think the Constitution originally intended. So my question, Mr. Chairman, is how in the world can you get before the Supreme Court if you don't have standing?…”