"Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-S.C.] took to the House floor Wednesday to defend his proposed Enforce the Laws Act [H.R. 4138], which would empower Congress to take the executive branch to federal court for unilaterally changing or refusing to enforce federal laws," reports Justin Green @ Washington Examiner.
Below is a short YouTube video of his remarks. As Gowdy explains, Congress has the power of the purse and the power of impeachment, but those are punishments, not remedies, and they often hurt innocent people in the process. Gowdy's bill seeks to give Congress standing in federal court when the executive branch fails to enforce laws.
His bill passed the House by a 233 to 181 vote, with five Democrats joining the majority.
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