Boehner voices support for emerging House immigration deal

The Hill ^ | Mar. 19, 2013 | Russell Berman

[AuntB]

Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) on Tuesday voiced support for the work of a secretive bipartisan immigration coalition in the House, but he said Republican lawmakers must be educated on the issue before legislation can advance.

A group of eight lawmakers — four Republicans and four Democrats — has been meeting privately for years to craft a comprehensive immigration overhaul, and they told Boehner and other Republican leaders last week that they were close to a deal.

He also refused, as he has before, to weigh in on the contentious question of a path to citizenship for the illegal immigrants now in the U.S.

The House group has received less attention than its counterpart in the Senate, which announced an agreement on principles for immigration reform in January and is hoping to release a full legislative text in the coming weeks.

House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) on Tuesday said the negotiators were “very close” to a deal, which he said would include a pathway to citizenship.

"I don't want to go into specifics, that's for them to announce," Hoyer added, saying he expected them to share the plan “in the near term.”[SNIP}

[Terry Mross]

8 congressmen meeting in secret for years. They didn’t want it known because it might affect their re-election. This is treason.

[AuntB]

“8 congressmen meeting in secret for years. They didn’t want it known because it might affect their re-election. This is treason.”

Treason definition, the offense of acting to overthrow one’s government or to harm or kill its sovereign

Yes, yes, it is.

[cardinal4]

Man, Bohner really sucks..