WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., today released the following statement after voting against the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2015 which fully funds President Obama’s illegal executive amnesty:

“President Obama’s executive amnesty is wrong, it has been rejected by the American people, and, according to a federal court, it is illegal. When I was elected, I swore to uphold the Constitution. That is an oath I take very seriously and I cannot support a bill that funds the President’s illegal executive order.”

“The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse, and it is our obligation to use that power to stop executive overreaches like President’s executive amnesty. I cannot support legislation that allows actions that directly violate the separation of powers as defined in the Constitution.”