U.S. House Votes to Strengthen Border Security, Block Unconstitutional Executive Actions
Press Release
The United States House of Representatives took a bold step Wednesday in turning back an executive overreach by the Obama Administration on the issue of immigration. The House approved measures in a Department of Homeland Security funding bill that blocks funding to implement recent executive actions that had been deemed by many experts, including the President 22 times before he took the actions, as beyond the constitutional powers granted the executive branch.
"Just last week, I took a solemn oath to uphold and defend the Constitution as a representative in Congress," said Congressman Young. "My votes today were to preserve, defend and restore the constitutional powers of Congress by blocking an overreach by the executive branch. The amendments today defund the President's unlawful executive order in its entirety."
Young noted that the debate in the House Wednesday was not about immigration policy, but about Constitutional powers and preserving the governing document of the nation.
"Today was an important step to allow elected representatives of the people to continue working to secure our borders. Once we have ensured that our borders are secure, I am committed to fixing our broken immigration system by finding common sense solutions that rewards those who follow the rule of law and do not favor those who have broken it."
The House passed Homeland Security Appropriations measure for this current fiscal year also includes:
Increasing funding for Customs and Border Protection by $118.7 million
Supports the largest operational border force in the nation's history (21,370 Border Patrol Agents and 23,775 CBP officers)\
Bolsters Immigration and Customs enforcement with an increase in funds of $689.4 million in funds over the previous fiscal year
Defends the nation from cyber-attacks with $753.2 million for cybersecurity operations
Reduces taxpayer spending on Department of Homeland Security administrative and headquarter costs.
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