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Randy Weber: I thank my friend from Florida (Mr. Yoho) for yielding the floor and for leading this Special Order and introducing H.…

On the recordApril 27, 2016
I thank my friend from Florida (Mr. Yoho) for yielding the floor and for leading this Special Order and introducing H. Res. 693. Mr. Speaker, as of yesterday, the Obama Presidency was 90 percent over. So let's do a quick recap of just what has happened over these past 7\1/2\ years. First, the President violated the Constitution by unilaterally changing sections of the Affordable Care Act at least 23 times without having congressional approval. That is Public Law 111-148. Even though he said, probably, on some 20 occasions that he didn't have constitutional authority to do things, he still did them. Two, the President and the Department of Justice were in direct violation of their constitutional responsibility to the Defense of Marriage Act, which is Public Law 104-199. The President and his department of injustice continue to choose not to enforce Federal drug laws, which are Public Law 91-513, the Controlled Substances Act, and Public Law 100-690, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986. The President violated the Constitution by making Presidential appointments to the National Labor Relations Board and to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau while Congress was not in session, so declared by him. I have read the Constitution, Mr. Speaker. Only the Senate majority leader can decide when the Senate is in session, not the President. I might add that the President was slapped down by the Supreme Court 9- zip.…
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Apr 27, 2016

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