02.27.15

Sullivan Opposes Funding Bill that Includes President’s Amnesty Plan

WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) today voted against final passage of the Department of Homeland Security funding bill that does not include provisions to block President Obama’s executive amnesty plan. 

 

“President Obama's decision in November to unilaterally issue executive amnesty was a blatant disregard for the rule of law and the will of the American people. The president himself said no less than 22 times that he didn’t have the authority to take the law into his own hands.  In other words, he was against usurping the powers granted to him by the Constitution before he was for it.

 

“It takes hard work to get major bills passed. And that’s the way it should be. That’s the way the founders wanted it to be. But you have to work for it. Unlike many of his predecessors, this president has made no attempt to do so. Instead he has chosen to defy Congress, the court, the people, and even himself by grabbing powers that are not his to grab.

 

“I supported a bill passed by the House, which funded Homeland Security to protect the country while rejecting the president’s power-grab. Upholding the Constitution and restoring the rule of law was a commitment I made to my fellow Alaskans, and I intend to continue fighting on their behalf each and every day in the U.S. Senate.”