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Boehner: Amnesty After GOP Primary Filing Deadlines
Breibart.com ^ | December 4, 2013 | Matthew Boyle

Posted on 01/04/2014 10:14:24 AM PST by JeepersFreepers

A new report from the Texas-based Quorum Report, published by longtime Texas journalist Harvey Kronberg, says that House Speaker John Boehner plans to push amnesty legislation through the House, after the primary filing deadline for candidates. The move would prevent Tea Party from challenging GOP lawmakers who support amnesty in 2014.

. . . Boehner hired amnesty advocate Rebecca Tallent as his new immigration policy adviser. “Rebecca Tallent will join the office as Assistant to the Speaker for Policy handling immigration issues,” Boehner’s office said in a release on Tuesday. Tallent previously worked for Senate “Gang of Eight” member Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) on immigration policy. She helped him and the late Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) draft their final immigration proposal—one that ultimately failed.

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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: aliens; amnesty; boehner; gopprimary
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To: PubliusMM

I thought they had, they have been to our tea party meetings and meet the candidates nights. J D Winteregg and Eric Gurr. I’m curious now myself.


81 posted on 01/05/2014 2:07:06 PM PST by buckeye49
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To: buckeye49

According to Ballot-pedia, the only challenger to Boner is a dhiimmicrap, Tom Poetter, but the filing deadline is not until Feb 5th. Still time...to file, at least.


82 posted on 01/05/2014 2:35:20 PM PST by PubliusMM (RKBA; a matter of fact, not opinion. 01-20-2016; I pray we make it that long.)
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To: Windflier

Windflier!...........your sumpthin!...........we started off this discussion several days ago talking about sledge hammers and guest workers and “American Citizens”. Now, you say you agree with guest workers (conceptually) and list a bunch of other stuff not one of which I disagree with!

As Gomer used to say..........”SHE...ZAMM!!!!”


83 posted on 01/06/2014 6:12:29 PM PST by Cen-Tejas (it's the debt bomb stupid!)
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