It could be finished in MONTHS, not years.
Posted on 07/17/2014 10:58:38 AM PDT by PoloSec
House Speaker John Boehner says he is not overly optimistic that Republicans and Democrats can come together to resolve the border crisis before Congress adjourns at the end of July for a month-long break.
“I would certainly hope so, but I don’t have as much optimism as I’d like to have,” the Ohio Republican told reporters at the Capitol Thursday.
But Boehner said he will continue working with House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers, R-Ky., as well as a special border task force, to find a solution to deal with the tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors from Central America who have flooded the U.S.-Mexico border and overwhelmed U.S. immigration authorities.
The speaker called the issue a “humanitarian crisis at our border” that “needs to be dealt with.”
House leaders hope to have legislation next week to address the issue, though a bipartisan agreement is seriously in doubt.
A sticking point is whether changes should be made to a 2008 law designed to protect Central American children from human trafficking. Republicans have blamed the law for the mass migration of unaccompanied minors, but many Democrats say that any changes to the law should be done separately and not tied to an emergency spending measure to deal with the border crisis.
When asked if Democratic resistance to changing the law was tempering his optimism that a deal could be reached, Boehner smiled and said, "Something like that."
"I don't know how Congress can send more money to the border to begin to mitigate the problem if you don't do something about the '08 law that's being abused. And it is being abused," he said.
But House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told reporters Thursday she believes a solution can be reached without tweaking the law, which was signed by President George W. Bush.
“I do not need believe that they need a change in legislation to more expeditiously provide due process for all of the children that we’re talking about,” she said.
Pelosi also denied that the anti-human-trafficking law, which requires that unaccompanied children from countries that are not contiguous with the U.S. be turned over to the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement, has contributed to the border crisis.
“It’s stunning to me how Republicans have tried to politicize this issue,” she said. “Most of them were responsible for the good legislation that passed in 2008.”
‘THERE WILL NOT BE A “SOLUTION” TO THE BORDER CRISIS BECAUSE oBAMA DOESN’T WANT ONE....’
Because the C of C (commerce) who pays us GOPe weenies doesn’t want one
It is not really necessary for Boehner to announce that he is helpless, impotent, and incompetent. We already knnow that. Also, Boehner, it is much more of a national security disaster than anything else. Perry said Sunday on Fox News Sunday that only 20% of the incoming surge were children. Evidently, only a few people heard that.
Boehner became an Obama stooge the moment he blamed Republicans for the shutdown. He wants amnesty and is perfectly ok punishing Americans who don’t agree like he punishes Conservatives who don’t agree.
Pathetic EXEMPT enabler.
Boehner is worthless.
Maybe they should all be bussed to and deposited in Speaker Flaccid’s district then.
If Boehner has any balls, they can’t be much bigger than grape seeds!
Secure the border oompah-loompah.
All the Dems want is more money to bring more here and put up more interlopers in more vacation retreats.
It could be finished in MONTHS, not years.
I think his fingerprints are in the IRS scandal. In my opinion, Boehner and McConnell knew about the targeting and liked it along with many other RINOS.
How about “the dem senator (insert name) supports the rape of children and expanding the gangs in the USA”. This would be akin to them saying we want to kill Grandmother and want dirty air and water and all the other atrocities they accuse the Republicans of. The Republicans need to turn their strategy back on them . That sleeze bag Menendez is thinking about visiting some of those young girls at the border. He is so vile looking. Why is he still there after what he did?
I am no fan of Boehner, but I actually think that this may be good to be dragging their (GOP) feet on this, and to not just jump at 0bama’s demand for Congress to come up with the money.
I wish. He’s too f’ing incompetent to know he’s incompetent.
He is such a weasel!!
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