Congressman Conaway, House Vote to Defund Obama's Executive Amnesty

Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 240, the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, by a vote of 236-191. This legislation funds the Department of Homeland Security for the remainder of the fiscal year, and defunds the President’s illegal amnesty plan.

Congressman Mike Conaway (R, CD-11) who represents San Angelo voted to defund amnesty.
 
“Last November, President Obama wrongly granted amnesty to as many as five million illegal immigrants through an unlawful executive action,” said Congressman Conaway. “His decision to circumvent the proper legislative process was not the right way to handle this, and the President himself even admitted that he did not have the legal authority to act on immigration in this way. I made a promise to my constituents that one of the first things we would do this Congress would be to prevent the President’s unconstitutional executive action from becoming our nation’s new immigration policy. This legislation does just that.
 
“In addition, this legislation provides Customs and Border Protection with enough funding to support the greatest number of Border Patrol agents and officers that we have ever seen, and provides them with the technologies they need to ensure the surveillance of air, land and sea approaches to our border. The Coast Guard will also be protected from the cuts proposed by the President that would have greatly harmed operational abilities, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement will see an increase in funding for detention programs and resources to investigate criminal activity. This bill prioritizes spending in a way that will ultimately help protect our country. It is imperative that the Senate now pass this legislation to stop the President’s unconstitutional actions and to give the needed support to the men and women who protect our borders.”