releases: http://degette.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/degette-statement-on-president-obama-s-immigration-accountability
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| http://degette.house.gov//media-center/press-releases/degette-statement-on-president-obama-s-immigration-accountability | DeGette Statement on President Obamas Immigration Accountability Executive Action | 2014-11-21 | 2014 | 2014-11 | Democrat | House | CO | Diana DeGette | D000197 | degette.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (CO-01) offered the following statement after President Obama announced several Immigration Accountability Executive actions: “I am disappointed that the effort to finally reform our immigration system has come to the point where temporary measures dealing with a fraction of the problem carry so much weight. The President’s policy will have a real, but only temporary, effect for less than half of the current undocumented population. “As has been true for years, the way to deal with this problem on an enduring level is for Congress to act; the Senate passed a bill more than 500 days ago, but House Republican leaders persist in their refusal to bring any proposal to a vote. And for every hysterical reaction to tonight’s announcement coming from my colleagues, I would remind them that all it takes to supersede President Obama’s announced action is to pass legislation dealing with our immigration problems. The ball remains in the Republican leaders’ court.” ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |