What the? “While the bill implements restraints on executive overreach in many areas, it could not turn off the funding stream that the President intends to use for his executive actions on immigration. As conservatives, we have all been very frustrated by recent attempts at unilateral lawmaking by the Obama Administration. There is a misconception, however, that if we shut down the government that we can prevent him from acting. A government shutdown can’t stop him. His actions are funded with money that he raises through fees, so regrettably he can and will continue his unilateral efforts whether the government is funded or not. We must find another way.”
Can someone explain this to me?
Can someone explain this to me?
Congressman Gruber is repeating an old debunked GOP pro-amnesty talking point from a couple weeks ago. He thinks the goobers back home won’t know any better.
Short answer to that one: Obama has the credit card, and not paying the bill won’t stop him from using it.