PRESS RELEASE: Senator Blunt Co-Sponsors Senate Bill To Repeal President Obama’s Executive Amnesty

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Senator Blunt Co-Sponsors Senate Bill To Repeal President Obama’s Executive Amnesty

WASHINGTON D.C. – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (Mo.) co-sponsored a bill introduced by U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (Wis.) this week to block funding for President Barack Obama’s recent executive actions related to immigration.

“I’m pleased to co-sponsor this bill, which would stop President Obama’s lawless immigration power grab,” Blunt said. “I’ll continue to work with my colleagues in the House and Senate to fight against the president’s executive amnesty and his blatant disregard for the law and the Constitution.”

This bill would prohibit the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or any other federal agency from using funds or fees made available to them to “implement, administer, enforce, or carry out” any amnesty policies established through executive memos. The bill also bars undocumented immigrants that have been granted deferred action from gaining work authorization. U.S. Representative Robert Aderholt (Ala.) introduced the companion bill in the House. For more information, please click here.

As the Missouri Times recently reported, Blunt “has taken the lead in the Senate on opposing President Obama’s executive order granting legal status to thousands of undocumented immigrants bypassing Congress… In the days leading up to the [President’s] announcement, Blunt encouraged voters to call the White House or communicate through one of its various social media accounts. Since that announcement on Nov. 20, Blunt has hardly missed a chance to confront the President  – even calling his moves “dangerous” and even ‘illegal.’”

In December 2014, Blunt joined an amicus brief led by U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (Texas) and co-signed by U.S. Senator John Cornyn (Texas) in support of a lawsuit brought by the State of Texas against President Obama’s illegal amnesty. Blunt also voted in favor of a constitutional point of order offered by Cruz and U.S. Senator Mike Lee (Utah) against the president’s executive amnesty.

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