Speech #910107537

The American public does not fully understand that a responsible Congress has no desire to write legislation which is inconsistent with the needs of the Nation. The Constitution mandates that the executive branch enforce and administer the laws that we in Congress write. Subcommittee No. 1 on Immigration and Nationality of the Committee on the Judiciary. on which it is my privilege to serve. has been treated to the spectacle of a confused and disorganized administration impeding the legislative progress. After waiting almost the complete first session of this Congress for administration views on a specific but critically important bill. our subcommittee finally received the administration reports. Thee departments in a flurry of activity this month produced reports. only to discover that within days a fourth department would reverse their position and administration witnesses would repudiate from the committee witness stand the earlier position.