Salinas Votes Against Republican Attempt to Remove Checks and Balances, Give Trump Unlimited Power

Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Andrea Salinas (OR-06) issued the following statement after voting against the so-called No Rogue Rulings Act, better known as the No Checks and Balances Act because it gives up Congress' power to serve as a check on the executive branch:

"With this shameful legislation, Republicans are abandoning their constitutional duty to serve as a check on the out-of-control Trump Administration. It's part of a larger effort by the President and Republicans in Congress to attack, influence, and weaken the co-equal judiciary branch so that Trump can continue wreaking havoc on our country, stealing from hardworking families, and ripping off the American people without any oversight. The reality is that many of Trump's executive orders are unconstitutional - and he knows it. But instead of respecting the decisions of federal judges, Trump and his Republican allies are circumventing the Constitution and the law. We have to call this what it is: an obvious power grab by a wannabe dictator. I will not stand for it, and I will continue to defend our democracy against those who seek to undermine it."

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