Hill: 'Today's Bill...Repeals the President's Unlawful Executive Overreach on Immigration'

Statement

Congressman French Hill (AR-2) released the following statement today after the House passed the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act (H.R. 240) by a vote of 236 -- 191:

"In 2013, President Obama stated that implementing immigration "reform' through executive action was "difficult to defend legally' and "not an option.' The President ignored his own advice, and now it is critical that Congress, as the legislative branch, assert its constitutional role in checking the President's power. Today's bill provides essential funding for our homeland security and repeals the President's unlawful executive overreach on immigration policy that has worsened our illegal immigration crisis, violated the Constitution, and punished those who have come to this country legally. I urge the President to work with Congress to enact real reform to our broken immigration system by securing our borders and supporting legal immigration."

According to the House Appropriations Committee, this bill provides $39.7 billion for the Department of Homeland Security and prioritizes frontline security -- including all operational, counterterrorism, and threat-targeting activities, and essential tactical equipment -- and saves hardworking American taxpayer dollars by reducing overhead costs and cutting funds for lower-priority programs.

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