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Today, U.S. Congressman Paul A. Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-04) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled in a unanimous decision in NLRB v. Noel Canning that President Obama’s 2012 recess appointments were invalid and unconstitutional:

“Today's ruling is a monumentally important moment for our nation’s ability to uphold the rule of law. Despite President Obama’s repeated circumvention of the legislative branch of our government, today’s unanimous Supreme Court ruling reinforces our nation's system of checks and balances.

“The unprecedented action by the President to try and sneak through three National Labor Relations Board appointments as well as the appointment of Consumer Financial Bureau Director Richard Cordray is just the tip of the iceberg in an administration mired in executive overreach and corruption. These actions have bred a lack of confidence and trust of the American people in their own government. I am encouraged by the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision and hope that it will remind the President that no matter how much he would like to bypass Congress, in the United States no man is above the law and our Constitution.”


Background:

Congressman Gosar cosponsored H.RES.509 in the 112^th Congress disapproving of President Obama’s NLRB recess appointments, and participated in House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearings investigating these unconstitutional actions. 

Additionally, Congressman Gosar also cosponsored H.R. 2978, the Protecting American Jobs Act, during the 112^th Congress, which amongst other things sought to prohibit the NLRB from stacking their board to benefit certain groups in elections.

The Supreme Court’s ruling of NLRB v. Noel Canning can be found HERE.

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