Speaker Boehner: I’m not for a comprehensive immigration solution
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said Tuesday that he will adhere to the “Hastert Rule” on immigration reform and denied claims that he is for a “comprehensive” solution.
Boehner’s remarks seek to appease conservatives who have grown increasingly restless about where House Republicans are headed on the thorny matter.
“I don’t see any way of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that doesn’t have a majority support of Republicans,” Boehner told reporters following a closed-door House GOP conference meeting, where he offered a similar message to his members.
HAS BOEHNER AGREED TO MEET KEY DEMAND OF GOP HOUSE MEMBERS REVOLTING OVER IMMIGRATION PUSH?
Speaker of the House John Boehner reportedly has agreed to follow the Hastert rule regarding any immigration bill put forth by the House, a key capitulation in a standoff that has pitted the Speaker against members of his own caucus who are taking a standagainst immigration reform they say has ulterior motives.
Still, early reports signal he may have given himself a way out.
The Hastert rule — which is more of a longstanding, unwritten policy — is the idea that no bill can be brought to the floor of the House without support from a majority of the party in power.
The rule was being pushed for by a group of 70 Republicans led by Michele Bachmann (Minn.), Louis Gohmert (Texas), and Steve King (Iowa). As TheBlaze reported exclusively, the coalition said they were compiling signatures last week for a letter to send to Boehner asking him to honor the policy.
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