Republicans Can Defund Obama’s Executive Order, They Just Don’t Want To

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Republicans Can Defund Obama’s Executive Order, They Just Don’t Want To

NOVEMBER 20, 2014 By Sean Davis

President Barack Obama’s executive order on immigration hasn’t even been issued yet, and already congressional Republicans are desperately trying to come up with reasons why they’re powerless to do anything about it.

 

Here’s what the House Appropriations Committee spokesman told The Hill earlier today:

 

It would be “impossible to defund President Obama’s executive order through a government spending bill, House Appropriations Committee spokeswoman Jennifer Hing said Thursday.

Congress doesn’t provide funding to U.S. Citizenship and Immgiration Services (CIS), the agency responsible for issuing work permits and green cards. Instead, the agency is funded through fees.