Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. This week Congressman Ralph Hall (TX-04) voted in support of seven bills to combat President Obamas Imperial Presidency." While many past Presidents have issued executive orders under President Obama we have seen an accelerating abuse of power through executive actions and a broad expansion of regulatory control enforced by Federal Agencies" stated Hall.
It is the Presidents Constitutional duty to take care that the Laws be faithfully executed and he has failed to uphold this responsibility to the American people many times over" Hall continued. The President has made 20 unilateral delays and changes to the enforcement of ObamaCare in order to avoid negative political ramifications. Although I oppose ObamaCare and have voted to repeal it more than 40 times the President should be held accountable for the disastrous consequences of this legislation rather than trying to avoid political fallout. His Administration has also failed to enforce current immigration laws to protect our border and President Obama has personally denied his belief in the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act and stated his Administration would not defend the law. Actions like these are unacceptable."
The American people through their elected Representatives in Congress deserve better than to have their voices circumvented by the President through executive fiat. That is why I am pleased to continue my efforts to fight against President Obamas Imperial Presidency by working with my Republicans colleagues to keep this Administration accountable. "
While I am aware the President has threatened to veto these bills his threats make it no less important that we debate this issue on behalf of the American people. I am hopeful that come November we will have a Republican-led Senate willing to work with the House to truly hold this Imperial Presidency accountable."
Our Founding Fathers wrote our Constitution to protect democracy through an equal balance of power. I will continue to uphold our Constitution and my duty to provide proper checks and balances and I will fight on behalf of 4th District constituents to make sure their voice is always heard in Washington."
Bills passed by the House this week to fight the Imperial Presidency":
H.R. 3973 Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014
The bill requires that all federal officials who establish or implement a policy that refrains from enforcing a federal law must report to Congress on the reason for the non-enforcement.
H.R. 4138 ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014
The bill authorizes either chamber of Congress to bring a civil action against the executive branch for failure to faithfully execute existing laws.
H.R. 1814 Equitable Access to Care and Health (EACH) Act (co-sponsored by Rep. Hall)
This bill allows individuals who have sincerely held religious beliefs" against receiving medical care to be exempt under ObamaCares" religious conscience exemption. These individuals would still be eligible to receive Social Security.
H.R. 3474 Hire More Heroes Act of 2013
This bill protects veterans who are receiving health insurance through the Veterans Affairs Department and reservists covered under TriCare from ObamaCares" employer mandate. It not only allows veterans to keep their current health care plan but because veterans would not be counted toward the number of employees triggering the employer mandate it encourages job creators to hire veterans.
H.R. 3979 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014
This bill protects volunteer firefighters from the employer mandate by clarifying that the work of volunteers for tax-exempt nonprofits does not count toward the 30-hour-a-week threshold for insurance coverage.
H.R. 311 The Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act
This bill exempts certain farms with smaller oil storage capacities and no history of spills from the EPAs Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure rule. This will save farmers time and money and will allow them greater freedom to efficiently run their farms without excessive government intervention.
H.R. 3189 Water Rights Protection Act
The bill prohibits federal agencies from requiring entities to relinquish their water rights to the U.S. government as a condition of using public lands. Republicans argue that it is needed to prevent what amounts to a taking of private property by the federal government
Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. This week Congressman Ralph Hall (TX-04) voted in support of seven bills to combat President Obamas Imperial Presidency." While many past Presidents have issued executive orders under President Obama we have seen an accelerating abuse of power through executive actions and a broad expansion of regulatory control enforced by Federal Agencies" stated Hall.
It is the Presidents Constitutional duty to take care that the Laws be faithfully executed and he has failed to uphold this responsibility to the American people many times over" Hall continued. The President has made 20 unilateral delays and changes to the enforcement of ObamaCare in order to avoid negative political ramifications. Although I oppose ObamaCare and have voted to repeal it more than 40 times the President should be held accountable for the disastrous consequences of this legislation rather than trying to avoid political fallout. His Administration has also failed to enforce current immigration laws to protect our border and President Obama has personally denied his belief in the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act and stated his Administration would not defend the law. Actions like these are unacceptable."
The American people through their elected Representatives in Congress deserve better than to have their voices circumvented by the President through executive fiat. That is why I am pleased to continue my efforts to fight against President Obamas Imperial Presidency by working with my Republicans colleagues to keep this Administration accountable. "
While I am aware the President has threatened to veto these bills his threats make it no less important that we debate this issue on behalf of the American people. I am hopeful that come November we will have a Republican-led Senate willing to work with the House to truly hold this Imperial Presidency accountable."
Our Founding Fathers wrote our Constitution to protect democracy through an equal balance of power. I will continue to uphold our Constitution and my duty to provide proper checks and balances and I will fight on behalf of 4th District constituents to make sure their voice is always heard in Washington."
Bills passed by the House this week to fight the Imperial Presidency":
H.R. 3973 Faithful Execution of the Law Act of 2014
The bill requires that all federal officials who establish or implement a policy that refrains from enforcing a federal law must report to Congress on the reason for the non-enforcement.
H.R. 4138 ENFORCE the Law Act of 2014
The bill authorizes either chamber of Congress to bring a civil action against the executive branch for failure to faithfully execute existing laws.
H.R. 1814 Equitable Access to Care and Health (EACH) Act (co-sponsored by Rep. Hall)
This bill allows individuals who have sincerely held religious beliefs" against receiving medical care to be exempt under ObamaCares" religious conscience exemption. These individuals would still be eligible to receive Social Security.
H.R. 3474 Hire More Heroes Act of 2013
This bill protects veterans who are receiving health insurance through the Veterans Affairs Department and reservists covered under TriCare from ObamaCares" employer mandate. It not only allows veterans to keep their current health care plan but because veterans would not be counted toward the number of employees triggering the employer mandate it encourages job creators to hire veterans.
H.R. 3979 Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014
This bill protects volunteer firefighters from the employer mandate by clarifying that the work of volunteers for tax-exempt nonprofits does not count toward the 30-hour-a-week threshold for insurance coverage.
H.R. 311 The Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act
This bill exempts certain farms with smaller oil storage capacities and no history of spills from the EPAs Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure rule. This will save farmers time and money and will allow them greater freedom to efficiently run their farms without excessive government intervention.
H.R. 3189 Water Rights Protection Act
The bill prohibits federal agencies from requiring entities to relinquish their water rights to the U.S. government as a condition of using public lands. Republicans argue that it is needed to prevent what amounts to a taking of private property by the federal government
