WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Robert Aderholt (AL-04) today took the oath of office for a 10th term in the United States House of Representatives and introduced legislation to repeal President Obama’s Executive Amnesty actions.

“Today I had the privilege to raise my right hand on the floor of the House of Representatives and take the oath of office. I do not take the responsibility that comes with the oath nor the honor of knowing the people of the 4th District have entrusted me to represent them for another two years lightly.

“With the start of the 114th Congress, I am more hopeful than I have been in many years that with the help of a Republican controlled Senate and the majority of Republicans in the House, we can make substantive, conservative change for our nation and chart a new course away from the President’s executive overreach and liberal policies that we have seen.

“In the oath I took today, I swore to protect and defend the United States Constitution. That also means upholding our nation’s laws and laws passed by Congress concerning immigration. The laws of the land make it clear that it is illegal to enter the United States without going through the proper channels. The President’s order to enact amnesty, issued in November, circumvents Congress and sets a dangerous precedent.

“So, today I have introduced legislation that will reverse the President’s executive action. It not only defunds the President’s actions towards amnesty but also removes the President’s discretion in the ability to grant work permits, Social Security, and other federal benefits that go along with his order.

“My legislation will also put limits on the President’s future ability to enact such wide-reaching actions that circumvent the Constitution’s separation of powers. It returns the legislative authority of our government back to the legislative branch.

“As we begin this new session of Congress, it will be the President’s first experience working with a Congress entirely controlled by the Republicans. I hope that Mr. Obama understands that the American people spoke very loudly during the election in November and want a new direction away from his liberal policies.”

Congressman Aderholt serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the powerful House Appropriations Committee; he is also a member of the Committee’s Defense Subcommittee, the Committee’s Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee, and the Helsinki Commission.

For more information about Aderholt’s work in Congress visit: www.aderholt.house.gov.