Pelosi Spokesman Statement on Republicans’ Resolution to Sue the President

Washington, D.C. – Drew Hammill, a spokesman for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, released the following statement after House Republicans released their draft resolution to sue the President over alleged abuses of executive authority:

"Instead of working to create jobs, instead of working to strengthen the middle class or addressing any of the urgent issues facing our nation, Republicans are wasting taxpayer dollars on another toxic partisan stunt.

"Time and again, House Republicans' total abdication of responsibility has forced the President to act.  They've wasted billions of taxpayer dollars forcing a downgrade of the U.S. economy and a shutdown of the federal government, and now, after wasting millions defending discrimination in the federal courts, the resolution unveiled tonight would authorize hiring more partisan lawyers for yet another legal boondoggle doomed to fail.

"This lawsuit is just another distraction from House Republicans desperate to distract the American people from their own spectacular obstruction and dysfunction.  Congress should be creating jobs, raising new ladders of opportunity, and focusing on the challenges facing hard working American families."