Obama Vows More Executive Action

The Hill -- President Obama vowed Tuesday to use the power of his office where necessary to advance an aggressive 2014 policy agenda.

Heading into a Cabinet meeting, Obama expressed optimism that Congress would take action on numerous major pieces of legislation, including a trillion-dollar 2014 spending bill unveiled late Monday, immigration reform and a measure to extend unemployment benefits.

The president, however, also pledged that, “we are not just going to be waiting for a legislation in order to make sure that we’re providing Americans the kind of help that they need.”

“I’ve got a pen and I’ve got a phone, and I can use that pen to sign executive orders and take executive actions and administrative actions that move the ball forward,” he said.

Obama broadly listed education, support for businesses, and job training as areas in which executive action might be needed, though he did not elaborate on the specifics of any proposals.

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Blog author's comments - Obama is again showing his arrogance by saying he can write executive orders to do what he wants and does not need Congress. He has been the president and running the country for the past five years and his plan to transform America, his policies and agenda are the reasons the economy is in the shape that it is. This is why 92 million people are out of the workforce, and why 47 million people require food stamps.

Obama cannot govern without having both the Senate and the House, because he refuses to work with the Republicans in the House. He has his agenda for the next three years and apparently feels he can accomplish whatever he wants with executive action. It is my hope that what 'Obamacare' alone has done and will do, has awakened enough of the voters including the low-information people, so that Obama will not have the House or the Senate by the end of this year.

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