Mike Flynn
Breitbart
October 25, 2013
There is increasingly little chance that the House will consider immigration reform before the end of the year. Obama and the Democrats have pivoted from the shutdown fight, pressing their advantage to win approval of amnesty legislation. The aftermath of that fight however and another looming budget battle make that all but impossible this year.
Speaker John Boehner has long ruled out taking up the Senate-passed Amnesty bill. House committees have been working on smaller reforms to the immigration system, taking a more targeted and deliberative approach then the Senate’s comprehensive 1,000+ page legislation. While Boehner said this week he was “hopeful” some action could be taken in the House this year, sources close to leadership cast doubt on that.
Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), a key Boehner ally said Wednesday the House isn’t likely to act on immigration until after resolving the upcoming budget debate. Funding for government expires on January 15th and the nation will again hit the debt ceiling in early February.
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