Sen. Lamar Alexander: Opposed Obama’s amnesty before voting for it

Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) voted to fund Pres. Obama’s executive amnesty during the lame-duck session contrary to his earlier statements. He was one of several Senators who had come out against the president’s actions, but then voted much differently.

These Senators, including Sen. Alexander had an opportunity to back up their rhetoric with action when Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) raised a “point of order” challenging the constitutionality of the president’s executive action while the Senate debated the 2015 spending bill.

While 21 other Senators stood up and voted with Sen. Cruz, 28 Senators who had previously come out against executive amnesty voted in favor of fully funding it.

After the President announced his executive amnesty on November 20, Sen. Alexander released the following statement:

Our Founders did not want a king and the American people don’t want a president who acts like one. Our immigration system is broken and our border is a mess. The president should be working with Congress to secure the border and create a system of legal immigration – not disregarding the rule of law and the will of the American people.

For a full list of U.S. Senators who voted for and against the Sen. Cruz’s point of order, see the roll call vote.