Paul Ryan Will Vote To Sue Obama

House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, takes reporters' questions as during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday,... House Budget Committee Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., right, accompanied by House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, left, takes reporters' questions as during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013, as House Republicans signaled support for a budget deal worked out yesterday between Ryan and Senate Budget Committee Chair Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash. The budget deal was one of a few major measures left on Congress' to-do list near the end of a bruising year that has produced a partial government shutdown, a flirtation with a first-ever federal default and gridlock on President Obama's agenda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) MORE LESS
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Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) said Friday he’ll vote to sue President Barack Obama when the Republican-led resolution comes up on the House floor.

“I will vote for it,” Ryan said on MSNBC.

“We are very concerned about the lawlessness of the administration exceeding the executive branch’s authority,” he said. “The traditional constitutional way would be for Congress to exercise its power through the power of the purse. Unfortunately, the Senate is not interested in maintaining the prerogatives and the authority of the legislative branch and so that’s why the Speaker feels compelled to do this.”

The resolution to authorize Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) to sue the president was approved on Wednesday by the House Rules Committee on a party line vote. The lawsuit will target Obama’s unilateral delays of some deadlines in Obamacare. A vote by the full House is expected next week.

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  1. Color me unsurprised…

  2. Avatar for meri meri says:

    Who? Oh, that guy who did nothing.

  3. This lawsuit is a precursor to impeachment. Either or both will backfire spectacularly.

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