(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Shington june 26 (qna) - us house speaker john boehner wednesday told reporters that he plans to sue president barack obama over his use of executive action.
"i am" the speaker said when asked if he was planning to initiate a lawsuit.
"you know the constitution makes it clear that the president's job is to faithfully execute the laws and in my view the president has not faithfully executed the laws" boehner added at a news conference on capitol hill.
boehner announced later wednesday that in july he would bring a bill to the house floor authorizing a bipartisan legal advisory group to file the lawsuit against the president according to the (cnn).
in a memo to house members announcing next month's vote boehner indicated the legal action would cover a number of issues but did not cite specific cases of executive overreach.
"on matters ranging from health care and energy to foreign policy and education president obama has repeatedly run an end-around on the american people and their elected legislators straining the boundaries of the solemn oath he took on inauguration day' the memo said.
the speaker denied that the move was about energizing republicans ahead the midterm elections saying "this is about defending the institution in which we serve." (qna)
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