Posted on 08/01/2014 1:14:18 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
President Obama on Friday vowed to “act alone” if Congress fails to pass a supplemental funding bill to deal with child immigrants crossing the border.
Obama said federal authorities don’t have the resources to deal with the wave of unaccompanied children unless action is taken.
"I'm gonna have to act alone because we don't have enough resources. We're going to run out of money," he said.
He also ripped into Republicans for failing to approve legislation. The House is set to consider a $694 million funding bill later today — far less than the $3.7 billion requested by Obama.
Obama torched the GOP legislation, calling it is “a message bill” and saying Republicans are “not trying to solve the problem.”
He accused Republicans of “trying to pass the most extreme and unworkable versions of a bill that they already know is going nowhere,” and said the current legislation wouldn't pass the Senate and if it did “I would veto it and they know it.”
A spokesman for Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) quickly returned fire, calling Obama AWOL on the crisis.
"When it comes to the humanitarian crisis on our southern border, President Obama has been completely AWOL — in fact, he has made matter worse by flip-flopping on the 2008 law that fueled the crisis,” said Michael Steel, a spokesman for Boehner.
The legislation the House is preparing would change that law to make it easier for authorities to return young people seeking asylum from Central American countries to their homelands. The Obama administration had initially sought flexibilities, but the White House has criticized the provisions in the House bill as denying asylum seekers due process.
The Senate left town Thursday night after failing to move their own $2.7 billion bill.
“Senate Democrats have left town without acting on his request for a border supplemental. Right now, House Republicans are the only ones still working to address this crisis,” Steel said.
The House was supposed to start its recess Thursday, but stayed after members decided to make a second effort at approving a border bill. GOP leaders pulled their legislation from the floor on Thursday after it appeared it did not have the votes to pass.
Obama said Republicans had made the bill “a little more extreme” hoping they could pass it before they left town for the August recess.
He didn't accept blame for Republican unwillingness to pass the legislation, saying, “This is a disagreement between House Republicans and House Republicans.”
And he slammed Republicans for not being able “to act even on what they say their priorities are.”
Shut down AF1 and the Wookie,s staff.
Buy him a ticket on Malaysian Airways!
He’s not an American in any sense of the word.
+1. Good post.
He can’t be re-elected...
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True, but he’ probably thinking he’s way beyond the annoying process of elections. There’s still plenty of time left for more mischief, the re-definition of presidental duties, and the ultimate power grab. Who is going to stop him? Certainly not the Republicans.
They will all still vote for his replacement...
The rats are drones... they might get pissed but the will STILL vote rat in mass.
if they could..
would they?
No.
Fock Barry the fraud Soetoro.
I fervently pray that there is NOT an armed revolution in the United States. Obama and his thug Democrats including the usual white AND black members of Congress, seem to be pushing for one. I think we know now why Obama bought up so much ammunition.
on the money........
yes
Since the result would be to import more entitled rat voters that will suck the country and WE actual citizens dry - to the point everything collapses and someone rushes in to fill the vacuum...I have to assume he has handlers who figure they'll be the ones benefiting from our collapse. And I'm sure they're promised Obama enough goodies that he figures he'll be just fine.
I figure it's the muslims. And for those who think Putin is all bad - there is this:
On August 04, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament), and gave a speech about the tensions with minorities in Russia:
In Russia, live like Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if it wants to live in Russia, to work and eat in Russia, it should speak Russian, and should respect the Russian laws. If they prefer Sharia Law, and live the life of Muslims, then we advise them to go to those places where that's the state law.
Russia does not need Muslim minorities. Minorities need Russia, and we will not grant them special privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud they yell 'discrimination'. We will not tolerate disrespect of our Russian culture. We better learn from the suicides of America, England, Holland and France, if we are to survive as a nation. The Muslims are taking over those countries and they will not take over Russia.
The Russian customs and traditions are not compatible with the lack of culture or the primitive ways of Sharia Law and Muslims. When this honorable legislative body thinks of creating new laws, it should have in mind the Russian national interest first, observing that the Muslims Minorities Are Not Russians.
The politicians in the Duma gave Putin a five minute standing ovation.
‘President Obama on Friday vowed to “act alone” if Congress fails to pass a supplemental funding bill to deal with child immigrants crossing the border’
With what money?
I believe there are already fully funded administrative budgets in each Executive Agency. Also, there is the still unspent and unaccounted for TARP money, which may have already been disbursed to various Agencies and Directorates.
He will have to deal with the internecine warfare such re-appropriations will entail.
King Obama need no stinkin’ Constitution, Congress or Scotus.
Let him take the funds out of welfare and food stamps.
Obama thinks he was elected “Dictator”... I’m embarrassed for him...
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