Speech #1140086208

I have sponsored simple legislation to do just that: return power back to Congress. I introduced a bill to reform this process with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. USCIS. the primary agency for implementing the Presidents immigration executive order. USCIS funds itself through application fees. which insulates it from the will of the American people as expressed through their Representatives in Congress. Congress cannot effectively exercise its powers through the appropriations process to perform basic oversight functions and ensure the agency is executing the laws faithfully. My proposal. the Use Spending for Congressional Immigration Supervision. USCIS. Act. will make unaccountable agencies like the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services accountable to Congress and. therefore. accountable to the American people. Putting USCIS on appropriations ensures that unelected bureaucrats are held accountable and provides transparency for how the Federal Government is raising and spending your money. Congress needs to reassert its power of the purse by making agency budgets subject to appropriations. but we cannot stop there. There is more Congress has to do to restore Congress power to hold the executive branch accountable.