ZitatEarlier this year Boehner signaled that any action on immigration is unlikely this year because he said Republicans in the chamber don't trust President Barack Obama on the issue.
BullBush! He has never been for border enforcement,and there has never been a reason for him to "call them out" publicly since he has been Speaker. All he would have had to done was tell them privately to go for it and promise to support them instead of holding them back.
Why is democracy held in such high esteem when it’s the enemy of the minority and makes all rights relative to the dictates of the majority? (Ron Paul,2012)
Quote: sneakypete wrote in post #3BullBush! He has never been for border enforcement,and there has never been a reason for him to "call them out" publicly since he has been Speaker. All he would have had to done was tell them privately to go for it and promise to support them instead of holding them back.
He (Boehner) did tell them that privately.
The next move is up to the border enforcement hawks, but they don't seem to care too much about this issue anymore.