On the recordNovember 7, 2023
Let me be very clear. We are discussing an executive order here. Mr. Chair, if this is so important, bring a bill to the floor of the House. Do not give us an executive order. It is clear that this executive action plan will be rejected by the courts because it is in violation of the 14th Amendment. This administration is clearly attempting to hide under layers of bureaucratic red tape and, in the process, grow the administrative state and erode the power that voters have invested in this body. This action plan is, in fact, so radical that it won the endorsement of Marxists, who openly proclaim: ``Keep dismantling the organizing principle of this society.'' We should not fund this initiative. It is time for Congress to do its job by directing taxpayer dollars to priorities that affect all of our constituents. Mr. Chair, I urge the passage of my amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Self). The question was taken; and the Acting Chair announced that the ayes appeared to have it.
