Hank Johnson: Hearing on Presidential Power Is a ‘Farce’ and a ‘Waste of Time’

thank you Mr chairman ░░░░░░░░ holding this very important ░░░░░░░░ significant hearing today get ░░░░░░░░ notes squared away this ░░░░░░░░ is pure political theater ░░░░░░░░ s a comedy but ░░░░░░░░ audience has seen it ░░░░░░░░ many times now that ░░░░░░░░ s no longer funny ░░░░░░░░ fact this hearing is ░░░░░░░░ egregious waste of this ░░░░░░░░ s time especially when ░░░░░░░░ considers all of the ░░░░░░░░ that remains unaddressed by ░░░░░░░░ house like immigration reform ░░░░░░░░ Senate has passed comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ reform by the speaker ░░░░░░░░ the House continues to ░░░░░░░░ to bring the issue ░░░░░░░░ the house floor yesterday ░░░░░░░░ house members walked down ░░░░░░░░ Capitol steps on their ░░░░░░░░ ho from anan exhausting ░░░░░░░░ hour workday i watched ░░░░░░░░ most members had their ░░░░░░░░ down they wanted to ░░░░░░░░ eye contact with the ░░░░░░░░ or so young people ░░░░░░░░ at the foot of ░░░░░░░░ steps in the cold ░░░░░░░░ they had their hands ░░░░░░░░ together the young people ░░░░░░░░ prayer their prayer was ░░░░░░░░ behalf of those families ░░░░░░░░ immigrants that are being ░░░░░░░░ as a result of ░░░░░░░░ nations failed to pass ░░░░░░░░ immigration reform they are ░░░░░░░░ was a simple one ░░░░░░░░ Speaker Boehner allow the ░░░░░░░░ to vote on comprehensive ░░░░░░░░ reform before the end ░░░░░░░░ this session of Congress ░░░░░░░░ spectacle of those kids ░░░░░░░░ in prayer in the ░░░░░░░░ last night could not ░░░░░░░░ avoided by the members ░░░░░░░░ Congress though most get ░░░░░░░░ their heads down probably ░░░░░░░░ shame as they hastily ░░░░░░░░ to the safety of ░░░░░░░░ cars i suggest that ░░░░░░░░ committee held a hearing ░░░░░░░░ the question of why ░░░░░░░░ immigration reform being supported ░░░░░░░░ a majority of Americans ░░░░░░░░ been passed by the ░░░░░░░░ and the president having ░░░░░░░░ that he will sign ░░░░░░░░ if it ever gets ░░░░░░░░ his desk why is ░░░░░░░░ that we can t ░░░░░░░░ that measure to the ░░░░░░░░ floor for a vote ░░░░░░░░ chairman this do nothing ░░░░░░░░ has only seven days ░░░░░░░░ seven legislative days left ░░░░░░░░ it adjourned for its ░░░░░░░░ earned year in holiday ░░░░░░░░ same Republican Party that ░░░░░░░░ voted 46 times to ░░░░░░░░ the transport is today ░░░░░░░░ complaining that the president ░░░░░░░░ not implementing the law ░░░░░░░░ enough but at its ░░░░░░░░ this hearing sadly is ░░░░░░░░ a continuation of the ░░░░░░░░ overwhelmingly obsessive and insatiable ░░░░░░░░ to kill the Affordable ░░░░░░░░ Act which will enable ░░░░░░░░ million Americans to have ░░░░░░░░ care 32 million Americans ░░░░░░░░ times they tried and ░░░░░░░░ to kill it the ░░░░░░░░ of this hearing will ░░░░░░░░ change the fact that ░░░░░░░░ is the law of ░░░░░░░░ land and since today ░░░░░░░░ re hearing testimony on ░░░░░░░░ use of executive authority ░░░░░░░░ s not forget that ░░░░░░░░ keep authority for Congress ░░░░░░░░ to check the power ░░░░░░░░ the executive is its ░░░░░░░░ i authority over appropriations ░░░░░░░░ by the way this ░░░░░░░░ has not yet passed ░░░░░░░░ budget to Congress continues ░░░░░░░░ shirk its constitutional duties ░░░░░░░░ the article i funding ░░░░░░░░ government through short term ░░░░░░░░ is not leadership and ░░░░░░░░ American people deserve better ░░░░░░░░ after holding yet another ░░░░░░░░ to obstruct this administration ░░░░░░░░ this committee can also ░░░░░░░░ up the question of ░░░░░░░░ duties under article one ░░░░░░░░ hearing ...