Labrador Statement on House Vote to Fund Executive Amnesty

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Rep. Raúl Labrador, R-Idaho, issued a statement after the House voted Tuesday to fund President Obama's executive actions on immigration in the Fiscal 2015 Department of Homeland Security spending bill. Labrador was among 167 Republicans voting no; 182 Democrats and 75 Republicans voted for the bill.

"Rather than stand up for the separation of powers and the rule of law, the House voted to cede its constitutional authority to the executive branch. This isn't about immigration, it's about restoring the power of Congress to make law. Today's vote will embolden this president and future presidents to use executive action when they can't get what they want from Congress.

"Republican leadership relied on Democratic votes to get this bill through, caving to Senate Democrats who refused to let the issue be debated. I was among a group of conservatives who made several offers to leadership to extend the DHS spending bill so the constitutional process of negotiations between the House and Senate could resolve our differences.

"Tuesday afternoon, our leadership failed to stand up for the Constitution. Insteadthey took a deal Congress will live to regret."

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