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Larsen: Congress Should Fight For Hardworking Families, Not Sue the President
Washington, DC,
July 30, 2014
The House of Representatives continued its failure to build the middle class today when it passed a bill to sue the President, said Rep. Rick Larsen, WA-02, who voted against this bill. H.Res. 676 gives the Speaker of the House authority to initiate an unlimited number of lawsuits on behalf of the House of Representatives. “House Republicans are wasting valuable time and taxpayer money on partisan games. Instead, we should be working to raise the federal minimum wage and fix our broken immigration system with comprehensive reform, efforts that would make a real difference for people in Northwest Washington and across the country. “People in the Pacific Northwest tell me they want better opportunities for their families, something that suing the President in no way accomplishes. Now that Republicans have given themselves power to sue the President, they have paved the way to squander even more resources on frivolous lawsuits instead of fighting for hardworking families. “My vote against this bill is a plea to end partisan gimmicks in Congress, and instead focus on creating jobs, helping the long-term unemployed and fixing our roads and bridges,” Larsen said. ### |