Capitol Hill: USA Parliament
Source: BBC
The US House of Representatives will vote next month on legislation authorising a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, the speaker has said.
Republican House Speaker John Boehner accused Mr Obama of illegally failing to carry out laws passed by Congress.
He said Mr Obama, a Democrat, was guilty of “aggressive unilateralism” in his use of executive authority.
The White House argues Mr Obama acts within his Constitutional authority and on behalf of the American people.
“On matters ranging from healthcare and energy to foreign policy and education, President Obama has repeatedly run an end-around on the public and Congress,” Mr Boehner wrote in a letter to the Republican House caucus.
He also accused Mr Obama of “ignoring some statutes completely, selectively enforcing others and at times, creating laws of his own”.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest dismissed the allegations.
“We feel completely confident that the president was operating within his authority as the president of the United States to take these steps on behalf of the American people,” he said.
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