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| http://franks.house.gov/press-release/franks-statement-after-voting-against-cromnibus | Franks Statement After Voting Against "CROmnibus" | 2014-12-12 | 2014 | 2014-12 | Republican | House | AZ | Trent Franks | F000448 | franks.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Trent Franks (AZ-08) released the following statement today after voting against passage of H.R. 83, the FY15 Continuing Resolution/Omnibus. "Despite the past few months of negotiations between parties on the 'CROmnibus,' there were several provisions in the bill that made the overall package impossible for me to support. "One of Congress' most powerful tools to hold the other branches of government accountable is the power of the purse strings; so it is notable that the bill failed to even make an attempt to mitigate the President's unilateral and unconstitutional attempt to bypass the legislative process by granting many rights of citizenship to millions who have disregarded our immigration laws. "As a Member of the Judiciary Committee and Chairman of the Constitution Subcommittee, it is equally unjustifiable to me that the bill gives an additional nearly $400 million more than requested to Eric Holder's Justice Department, which has alternated between using the law as a political weapon and holding this Administration and its political allies above the law altogether. The bill in fact adds hundreds of millions more than requested to many other liberal priorities, including the EPA, the SEC, and the Department of Energy. "The bill represents months of hard work and there is much in it that I applaud, but these "poison pills" are not trivial; they will bring real consequences to bear on the American people, many of whom are already struggling to run their businesses, to afford quality healthcare, to find work, to put food on their tables, and to build and protect their children's futures. I hope for their sake that we can work on a budget that will better honor their collective desire, reflected most recently in the midterm elections, to reign in what is correctly perceived as an overbloated, out-of-control Administration and the federal government." | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |