Rooney: President Ignoring American People

Washington, DC – U.S. Representative Tom Rooney (FL-17) issued the following statement on the executive action on immigration the President will announce this evening:

“The American people sent a clear message on Election Day that they want us to work together to deliver real solutions. The President didn’t get the memo.

“We need immigration reform, but not at the expense of the rule of law or the Constitution. Congress and the President should work together on long-term reforms to our broken system. Unfortunately, the President’s unilateral action will make real progress on this issue impossible and set back efforts to find bipartisan agreement.

“By taking this action, the President isn’t just ignoring Congress or the laws we’ve passed; he’s ignoring the American people and the Constitution. He has admitted himself on more than 20 occasions that this decision exceeds his authority. Over the coming days and weeks, the House of Representatives will take clear and decisive action to reverse this decision and constrain this imperial Presidency.”

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