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Sheila Jackson Lee: Obama Should Use Executive Order to Extend Payroll Tax Cut/Unemployment.

According to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, there are times when the country doesn?t have any need for the US House of Representatives. Because of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, I often agree with her on that.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said Tuesday that President Obama ?absolutely? should use his executive power to continue the unemployment benefits and payroll tax cut extension and said she hoped to discuss the option with the White House later in the day.

?It is extraordinary, don?t get me wrong. But I?m feeling the pain of the constituents I left [at] home,? Jackson Lee said, speaking on the progressive Ed Schultz?s radio show. ?I consider this a crisis. I consider leaving Americans without unemployment insurance for January and February a crime. I consider not extending the payroll tax cut ? a crime.?A member of Congress being this ignorant about the Constitution is? a crime.

Carney: In order for it to get done, it has to pass the House. This is one area where his executive authority does not extend. He cannot order an extension of the payroll tax cut.Sorry, Sheila.

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