WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Austin Scott (GA-08) today released the following statement regarding the House of Representatives passage of H.R. 240, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015.

“I took an oath to uphold the Constitution and made a promise to represent the people in Georgia’s Eighth Congressional District,” said Congressman Austin Scott. “Today, I stood with my constituents who overwhelmingly disapprove of President Obama’s dangerous overreach, and I cast my vote to defund his unlawful executive order on immigration in its entirety.  With passage of the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, the House of Representatives sent a clear message to the President: enforce the immigration laws that currently exist on our books and allow the Department of Homeland Security to defend our country and protect our borders. I intend to do everything in my power to uphold our country’s system of checks and balances, and I encourage the President to work with Congress towards a long-term solution.” 

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