Pelosi Spokesman Statement on Speaker Boehner Comments on Immigration

November 21, 2014
Press Release
Washington, D.C. – Drew Hammill, spokesman for Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, released the following statement after Speaker John Boehner's press conference on the President's Immigration Accountability Executive Actions:

"Speaker Boehner has led some of the most obstructive, unproductive and self-destructive congresses in the history of our nation.  Today, in the face of real leadership from the President, Speaker Boehner announced he will continue to surrender his gavel to the most radical and irresponsible anti-immigrant voices of his party.

"Republicans have a choice: act productively on immigration, or waste taxpayer dollars on yet another legal vendetta against President Obama or Republican Government Shutdown.  President Obama has announced strong actions to restore accountability to our broken immigration system.  Republicans continue to scramble for excuses for their own failure of leadership.

"While Speaker Boehner searches for the courage to give the American people a vote, Democrats will continue to demand action on bipartisan immigration legislation that will give certainty to businesses and families, and generate hundreds of billions of dollars in economic benefits."