Boehner ‘Absolutely’ Confident GOP Would Back Immigration Overhaul

Ianus · 09-28-2014, 03:49 PM

http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/boehne...n-reform/?dcz=

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Speaker John A. Boehner says it’s still time to do an immigration overhaul, and believes “absolutely” he can convince the GOP to do it.

“I said the day after the 2012 election it was time to do immigration reform. I meant it then and I mean it today,” the Ohio Republican said on ABC News’ ”This Week.”

When exactly he might schedule a vote isn’t clear. Boehner said the nation first needs border security. He pointed to the child migrant crisis as preventing passage of an immigration bill earlier this year.

“We had a flood of children coming across the border once again proving that no good immigration bill can pass until we have real border security,” he told George Stephanopoulos.

“Big things in Washington take bipartisan majorities. Issue of immigration, only way to do it, and frankly the right way to do it, is to do it in a broad bipartisan way,” Boehner said.

“And you think you can bring your party along on that?”

“Absolutely,” Boehner answered.

Boehner, of course, has expressed confidence on immigration at various points over the last two years, but the only measures that have come to the floor would roll back President Barack Obama’s executive actions granting deportation relief to young illegal immigrants brought to the United States as minors.

Our whip count of the GOP leadership’s immigration principles earlier this year found just 18 Republicans willing to publicly embrace them.

Obama is planning to dramatically expand deportation relief after the midterm elections — after Boehner told him earlier this year that the House would not vote on an immigration bill.

Boehner also suggested that in the next Congress, the president could work with Republicans on a tax reform package and a big highway bill, while also pointing to the Keystone pipeline and the repeal of the medical device tax as items a Republican Senate could pass.

In the same interview, Boehner also backed a ground war if needed to destroy ISIS.

Sorrybrah · 09-28-2014, 03:54 PM

Words are words senator boehner

Demise · 09-28-2014, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sorrybrah

Words are words senator boehner

Senator? This guy is a congressman from some backwater district in a state that is only relevant come presidential election.

Sorrybrah · 09-28-2014, 07:30 PM

Oh woops I knew that didn't sound right

iah · 09-28-2014, 11:13 PM

He is FULL of SH*T!! Dont believe him u till he lays it out for a vote. He likes to play games. After mid-term elections he will want to deport us all.

DACAuser · 09-29-2014, 05:49 AM

So CIR has a chance next year. Let wait and see . who know? what might happen

vivace · 09-29-2014, 03:52 PM

I didn't even read this because I didn't want to cloud my eyes with any more bullshit from Boner.

Pesos · 09-29-2014, 03:53 PM

I think Boehner has got it all figured out. During the election period he shows support for an immigration reform because most voters in the US are interested in having a reform pushed out. But after elections he needs money and he knows that pushing a reform is too hard so he will pander to anti-immigrants who will happily open their wallets in order to fight the reform throughout the year. Boehner is not interested in either side; Boehner is only interested in winning elections and easy money.

Manimhappy · 10-02-2014, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Pesos

I think Boehner has got it all figured out. During the election period he shows support for an immigration reform because most voters in the US are interested in having a reform pushed out. But after elections he needs money and he knows that pushing a reform is too hard so he will pander to anti-immigrants who will happily open their wallets in order to fight the reform throughout the year. Boehner is not interested in either side; Boehner is only interested in winning elections and easy money.

Pretty much

Smarty · 10-08-2014, 10:34 PM

He's also absolutely confident about alien abductions.

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