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Boehner to House GOP on immigration: ‘We’ll do our own bill’

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Lest there be any lingering doubt, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) once again told his colleagues Wednesday morning at their weekly closed-door meeting that no matter what the Senate does on immigration reform, the House will act on its own.

“We’ll do our own bill, through regular order and it’ll be a bill that reflects the will of our majority and the people we represent,” Boehner said, according to GOP aides in the room.

During his comments at the weekly meeting of House Republicans, Boehner reminded his colleagues that he, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) had issued a joint statement in May that said “that the House is not going to just take up and vote on whatever the Senate passes,” the aides said.

Their joint statement issued May 23 reads: “While we applaud the progress made by our Senate colleagues, there are numerous ways in which the House will approach the issue differently. The House remains committed to fixing our broken immigration system, but we will not simply take up and accept the bill that is emerging in the Senate if it passes. Rather, through regular order, the House will work its will and produce its own legislation.”

Senators are scheduled to vote Wednesday to approve a Republican amendment to the immigration bill under consideration that would add 20,000 U.S. Border Patrol agents along the U.S.-Mexico border and require the construction of 700 miles of fencing along the southern border. The amendment vote is expected to be followed in the coming days with final passage of the immigration measure, which supporters hope will earn the support of at least 15 Senate Republicans.

But those 15 Republicans represent a minority of the Senate GOP conference — and comes from states with just 56 Republican House lawmakers.
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Any updates on the Gang of 7 Bill? We were told two weeks and it's been longer than that.
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A bill that can be support by the majority of republicans will not be the CIR as we know it. We have to pressure the speaker to bring the senate bill to a vote in the house.
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Any updates on the Gang of 7 Bill? We were told two weeks and it's been longer than that.
There has been absolutely no information concerning any update on the Gang of 7 other than 'legal counsel' was writing and reviewing the bill according to Rep. Lofgren.It might be safe to assume there is an issue concerning agreement still.
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There has been absolutely no information concerning any update on the Gang of 7 other than 'legal counsel' was writing and reviewing the bill according to Rep. Lofgren.It might be safe to assume there is an issue concerning agreement still.
I figured as much.

His refusal to even consider the Senate bill is distressing. The Senate bill is not perfect, but it's better than the whole lot of garbage Goodlatte and his ilk would like to see pass.
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I figured as much.

His refusal to even consider the Senate bill is distressing. The Senate bill is not perfect, but it's better than the whole lot of garbage Goodlatte and his ilk would like to see pass.
Yea I cringe to think what they would come up with.
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I already know what the House bill will include. These two words: Get out!

IF the House decides to make a bill then it will most likely exclude citizenship and offer a harsh path to residency. IF the House decides to make a bill then the Senate will kill it. The Senate's bill will have been likely dead already, thus, nothing gets accomplished.

Like MIDreamer said, we need to pressure the House to bring the Senate's bill to the floor.
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wait they ll do their own bill? I thought they had their own bill ready
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Epic fail in Congress imminent...again...lol...
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