Pittenger: President says 'no' to working together

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONGRESSMAN PITTENGER:  AMERICANS WANT BIPARTISANSHIP, PRESIDENT OBAMA SAYS ‘NO’

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Robert Pittenger called on President Obama to respect the rule of law and avoid setting a dangerous precedent.

“America is a nation of laws, and we function best when those laws are applied fairly and equally,” said Congressman Pittenger (NC-09).  “For President Obama to claim that picking and choosing which laws to enforce is the best way to fix our broken immigration system is an egregious abuse of power and irresponsible.

“We are committed to preserving the integrity of our Constitution.  We will not allow President Obama to arbitrarily abuse the role and purpose of the Executive Branch.  Our Founding Fathers wisely created a three-branch government, with a careful system of checks and balances, which President Obama is now attempting to bypass.

“For that reason, we will use every prudent legislative means possible to limit the execution of President Obama’s plan to selectively enforce immigration law, including responsible efforts to restrict funding, action on the appointment process, and through policy initiatives.

“We just completed an election where the American people clearly expect us to work together.  Republicans are listening, but President Obama is saying ‘no’ to the American people through his unilateral actions.”

Congressman Pittenger understands that the first step to sustainable immigration reform is to secure the border, and was hopeful President Obama would work with Republicans in 2015 on border security legislation.

Congressman Pittenger remains the only United States Congressman to regularly participate in Naturalization Ceremonies at the Federal Courthouse in Uptown Charlotte, where he honors those who respect America’s immigration laws.

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