FAIRFAX, Va.—Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning praised U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, 4th District, for cosponsoring the Consolidated Appropriations Amendments of 2016 offered by U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, R-Colo.

“The surest, most effective way to stop Obama’s continued usurpation of congressional authority is to defund those overreaching regulations and executive actions using Congress’ power of the purse,” said Manning. “The Article One supplemental includes many provisions that have already been vetted by House appropriations committees and included in underlying appropriations bills, as well as those that have passed the House of Representatives on the floor. These riders were unfortunately left on the table during the omnibus negotiations, but 2016 provides a fresh opportunity to rein in the last 11 months of the Obama administration — before he does any more damage to the nation and the constitutional separation of powers which are fundamental to our freedoms.

“In addition, the bill would prevent President Obama from enacting any ‘midnight regulations’ as his Administration thankfully winds to an end,” he said. “While rhetoric about Congress reasserting its Constitutional prerogatives has become a standard talking point for many in the House Conference, Reps. Ken Buck and Jim Jordan are demonstrating that tough talk is not enough, Congress must act.”