Posted on 02/06/2014 9:23:08 AM PST by cotton1706
In an abrupt switch from his months of work to bring immigration reform back from life support, Speaker John Boehner told reporters today that the issue cannot move forward until President Obama proves he can be a trustworthy partner to implement the law as written.
There's widespread doubt about whether this administration can be trusted to enforce our laws. And it's going to be difficult to move any immigration legislation until that changes, Boehner said.
The change in tack comes after rank-and-file members pushed hard against immigration principles unveiled at a retreat last week and top immigration hawks had begun to discuss how they could thwart Boehner in his march to bring the issue to the floor.
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Really?
Unlike you I didn't call my favorite member and tell them to vote for Miky Mouse for Speaker at the the end of 2012.
I called for action.
Get someone to run against him, its that simple.
52 posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2013 2:02:18 AM by sickoflibs (Dems go for results, meaning winning. Rs go for symbolism and whining about losing.)
You should challenge them to oppose him as Speaker by running for it , this losing and then scape-goating whining stuff is long past old.
49 posted on Tuesday, January 01, 2013 1:46:45 AM by sickoflibs (Dems go for results, meaning winning. Rs go for symbolism and whining
Get on the phone and call your favorite House member to run as Speaker and tell us what he said,
26 posted on Monday, December 24, 2012 1:58:08 AM by sickoflibs (Dems know how to win. Rs know how to whine.)
No one will take Boners job, call your favorite pet house hero and ask him to run, I dare you. He will never return the call.
72 posted on Saturday, December 22, 2012 3:02:20 PM by sickoflibs (Dems know how to win. Rs know how to whine.)
As usual, you have your facts wrong. I have said that the GOPe will continue to push immigration reform despite your repeated claims that the issue is dead and that the Dems would never accept legalization without a path to citizenship (They will and have stated they will.) And the issue remains despite the head fake from Boehner to lull the opposition back to sleep until after the primaries. The GOPe principles on immigration that came out of the retreat are an abject surrender that signals a deal will be made before or after the midterms in the lam duck session.
Goodlatte Wont Rule Out New Immigration Legislation
If the House is going to act on immigration reform this year, Bob Goodlatte (R., Va.), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, will be the one responsible for actually drafting the legislation. The committee has already approved four bills that address border security, interior enforcement, guest-worker visas, and high-skilled-worker visas. Additional legislation to deal with thornier issues such as legal status, or possible citizenship, for illegal immigrants will likely be necessary to secure a final compromise with Senate Democrats and the White House.
National Review Online reached out to Goodlattes office several times regarding the drafting of new legislation, the possibility of that legislation being drafted this year, and whether or not Chairman Goodlatte had ruled out that possibility. The responses from a committee aide suggest that he hasnt.
The aide initially responded by saying that Goodlatte is not working on any other immigration bills at this time. When pressed as to whether or not the chairman would rule it out, the aide gave essentially the same answer: The Committee has already approved four bills, and again, the Chairman is not drafting additional legislation at this time.
Its understandable, of course, for politicians to keep their options open. But it also underscores the point that the media doom and gloom surrounding immigration reform in the House is entirely overblown."
Obama will sign any immigration bill that comes out of Congress.
If you are wrong and he doesn't pass amnesty and he doesn't lose seats, maybe gains seats, then he's got a pretty good hold.
Boehner is a dead man walking no matter what happens.
Again, you have to act like a d!ck, don’t you?
Tiresome.
My repeated claims that immigration reform will not be passed this session and you keep on pinging me that its a done deal, that its as good as passed already, that Bohner will pass amnesty any day now this session.
Well you been pinging me with that since the summer.
So where is your fu..ing the amnesty bill you kept assuring me was here?
You really want to identify with that comment?
Cite me an example of where I said this. You are making things up.
So where is your fu..ing the amnesty bill you kept assuring me was here?
First, the Senate has already passed an amnesty bill with 14 Reps signing on to it. The principles coming out of the Rep retreat include amnesty, i.e., the legalization of the lawbreakers allowing them to stay and work here.
This session of Congress is not over until Jan 20, 2015. I have repeatedly said that the issue is not dead. And it isn't. Goodlatte isn't giving up. Cantor isn't giving up. Ryan isn't giving up. Zuckerberg isn't giving up as he spends millions on the current media blitz.
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