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FILTER RESULTS ►23 times the immigration reform bill has been at death's door
On Tuesday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) vowed to not bring an immigration bill up for a vote unless he was certain that a majority of his party's members supported the legislation. The threat placed another roadblock in the path of immigration reform, and led some pundits to proclaim that the legislation is as good as dead. Show More Summary
Boehner calls Senate immigration bill 'laughable,' complicates prospects in House
House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday that he does not “see any way” of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that does not have backing from a majority of the House’s GOP members, calling the border security provisions in the measure currently making its …
Boehner Signals Return of Hastert Rule for Immigration Bill
This isn't the least bit surprising. House Speaker John Boehner is not going to bring a comprehensive immigration-reform plan to the floor if a majority of Republicans don't support it, sources familiar with his plans said. "No way in...Show More Summary
Boehner Didn't Kill Immigration Reform — He Actually Bolstered It
House Speaker John Boehner said today that he wouldn't bring an immigration bill to the floor if it doesn't have the backing of a majority of the Republican conference. But he only committed to follow that guideline, commonly referred to as the "Hastert Rule," for initial passage of a House bill. Show More Summary
Boehner posture weakens prospects for immigration reform
After listening to House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) talk to the media this morning, it's hard to be optimistic about the fate of comprehensive immigration reform. Earlier, I suggested the bipartisan Senate bill still had a real shot, but if Boehner sticks to his current postu …
Boehner sets high hurdle for immigration reform bill
Washington (CNN) – Under pressure from House conservatives opposed to comprehensive immigration reform, House Speaker John Boehner said Tuesday, "I don't see any way of bringing an immigration bill to the floor that doesn't have majority support of Republicans." Until now, Boehner has sidestepped questions about how he will move forward in the House on […]
Boehner Seeks GOP Majority for Immigration Bill
House Speaker John Boehner said he expects any immigration bill he brings to the House floor to be supported by a majority of Republicans.
House GOP could commit political suicide by defeating immigration reform
As a recent story in The Hill suggested, House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) has some pretty big decisions to make.No decision is more important for the Speaker and the Republican Party than whether to make immigration reform the law of the land or whe...
Report: Boehner Won't Bring Immigration Bill to the Floor Without Majority of Republicans On Board
The 'Hastert rule' holds? A significant development, via the Examiner's David Drucker: House Speaker John Boehner is not going to bring a...
Keeping undocumented immigrants off the dole is easier said than done
It hasn’t been the best week for comprehensive immigration reform. David Drucker at the Washington Examiner reported that House Speaker John Boehner will not bring an immigration bill to the floor that doesn’t have the support of most Republicans.That rules … Continue reading ?
'No way in hell'?
It's long been clear that the fate of comprehensive immigration reform is in House Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) hands. While Senate passage is not yet assured, it is likely -- even anti-immigration senators expect it to pass -- and attention has already turned to the bipartis …
Source: Boehner Says No to Immigration Bill Without House GOP Support
House Speaker John Boehner appears to have put to rest rumors that he may break what is informally called the “Hastert Rule,” an unwritten guideline that a majority of the majority party should be needed to bring a bill to the House floor, in order to pass a version of amnesty like the “Gang of Eight” bill currently moving through the Senate. Show More Summary
Boehner's immigrant conundrum
Wingnut media is reporting that House Speaker John Boehner won't bring immigration reform to the floor without a majority of Republican support, the so-called Hastert rule.
House Speaker John Boehner is not going to bring a comprehensive...Show More Summary
Immigration Reform Faces Long Odds in the House
David Drucker says that immigration reform is in trouble in the House: House Speaker John Boehner is not going to bring a comprehensive immigration-reform plan to the floor if a majority of Republicans don't support it, sources familiar with his plans said. Show More Summary
AFP Blasts Boehner over Farm Bill
On Wednesday, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) told Politico that he would support the 2013 Farm Billthat passed the Senate on Monday despite "concerns" about the legislation. "I've got concerns about the farm bill, as I told our members. Show More Summary
As Reid Becomes ENDA Cosponsor, LGBT Activists Arrested at Boehner's Office
Harry Reid announced Thursday that he will cosponsor the federal Employment Non-Discrimination Act, as activists were arrested demonstrating for ENDA outside Republican House Speaker John Boehner's office. read more
Confidence in Congress continues to plummet
Whenever House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) is asked about Congress' woefully low approval rating, he invariably responds by noting history: for as long as there's been a Congress, it's been unpopular with the public. And to be sure, there's certainly something to that argument. …
LGBT protestors arrested at Boehner office
(CNN) - Police arrested members of an LGBT group on Thursday during a protest outside of House Speaker John Boehner's district office on Capitol Hill. The activists who were handcuffed and taken into custody are affiliated with GetEQUAL action, the same lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organization that disrupted the first lady's DNC event last […]
Norman Solomon: Clarity from Snowden -- But Murky Response from Progressives in Congress
House Speaker John Boehner calls Edward Snowden a "traitor." The chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Dianne Feinstein, labels his brave whistleblowing "an act of...
BOEHNER TO WHITE HOUSE: DEFEND THE NSA
House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) told reporters Thursday that he is shocked that the White House has not defended the NSA programs or adequately explained them to the public. “The White House hasn’t stood up and made clear … just how important these programs are,” Boehner said. Boehner added that lawmakers who have been briefed [...]
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