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John Kline Statement on Passage of Short-term Funding for Dept. of Homeland Security

Statement

Date: Feb. 27, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: National Security Executive Branch Immigration

Minnesota Congressman John Kline issued the following statement tonight after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation extending funding for the Department of Homeland Security for one week:

"Minnesotans recognize unilateral action taken by the President on immigration was a brazen disregard of the Constitutional limits of his office -- the President himself said 22 times he did not have the authority to ignore or create his own immigration law -- however, Senate Democrats have chosen to excuse this overreach going so far as to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security to prevent efforts to reign in the President's actions. I remain committed to fighting the President's egregious overreach, but two wrongs don't make a right and Congress must not ignore our Constitutional responsibility to fund our government, and protect and defend our country. While an one week extension is not a solution, I supported this bill to ensure efforts to secure our communities and nation continue.


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