The Champions of Racism in the House of Representatives are furious with "traitors" Speaker John Boehener, and with Fox News pundits Charles Krauthammer and Sean Hannity. Republican Civil War over Migra !!
My Comment :
Speaker Boehner is just exercising leadership and being reasonable. He can not be held hostage to a few extremists. !
The Hill
Speaker Boehner faces conservative backlash over call for immigration reform
By Molly K. Hooper
November 09/12 12:38 PM ET
Speaker Boehner faces conservative backlash over call for immigration reform
Some excerpts :
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) could be facing a civil war within his party over immigration policy after conservative members of the GOP conference took issue with his call for “comprehensive" reform.
Boehner on Friday wouldn’t offer any additional details on how he would accomplish such a massive policy change.
“I’m not going to get into any of the details of how you would get there — it’s just time to get the job done," he told reporters at a press conference at the Capitol.
Boehner told ABC News on Thursday that the issue of immigration reform “has been around far too long … a comprehensive approach is long overdue.”
He added that "I’m confident that the president, myself, others can find the common ground to take care of this issue once and for all."
But several conservative lawmakers took issue with the Speaker's words.
On Friday morning, Louisiana Rep. John Fleming (R) issued a statement urging Boehner to “talk with House Republicans before making pledges on the national news.”
Fleming said “I’m concerned that Speaker Boehner is getting ahead of House Republicans when he commits to getting a ‘comprehensive approach’ to immigration taken care of ‘once and for all.’ There’s been zero discussion of this issue within the conference.”
And Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), one of the most conservative members of the GOP conference, slammed Republicans for considering citizenship for illegal immigrants.
"Obama voters chose dependency over Liberty. Now establishment R's want citizenship for illegals. You can't beat Santa Claus with amnesty," he tweeted on Friday.
Boehner on Friday wouldn’t offer any additional details on how he would accomplish such a massive policy change.
“I’m not going to get into any of the details of how you would get there — it’s just time to get the job done," he told reporters at a press conference at the Capitol.
Boehner told ABC News on Thursday that the issue of immigration reform “has been around far too long … a comprehensive approach is long overdue.”
He added that "I’m confident that the president, myself, others can find the common ground to take care of this issue once and for all."
But several conservative lawmakers took issue with the Speaker's words.
On Friday morning, Louisiana Rep. John Fleming (R) issued a statement urging Boehner to “talk with House Republicans before making pledges on the national news.”
Fleming said “I’m concerned that Speaker Boehner is getting ahead of House Republicans when he commits to getting a ‘comprehensive approach’ to immigration taken care of ‘once and for all.’ There’s been zero discussion of this issue within the conference.”
And Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), one of the most conservative members of the GOP conference, slammed Republicans for considering citizenship for illegal immigrants.
"Obama voters chose dependency over Liberty. Now establishment R's want citizenship for illegals. You can't beat Santa Claus with amnesty," he tweeted on Friday.
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