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You're in charge, Speaker Boehner.

April 25, 2014
Blog Post

Yesterday, Speaker Boehner mocked his fellow House Republicans for refusing to move forward on comprehensive immigration reform. From the Cincinnati Enquirer:

"Here's the attitude. Ohhhh. Don't make me do this. Ohhhh. This is too hard," Boehner whined before a luncheon crowd at Brown's Run County Club in Madison Township.

"We get elected to make choices. We get elected to solve problems and it's remarkable to me how many of my colleagues just don't want to ... They'll take the path of least resistance."

But as CBS News points out – the Speaker is the one in charge.

Boehner, ultimately the only person who could force the House to vote on a bill, has said he recognizes the nation's immigration system is broken, but he's also said he doesn't want to get out in front of his conference - that he wants the House to "work its will" on immigration.

The excuses are fading. Quit whining. Quit stalling. Make the choice. Solve the problem.

Tomorrow marks one month since House Democrats launched a discharge petition to #DemandAVote on H.R. 15, bipartisan comprehensive immigration reform. Speaker Boehner, the gavel is in your hand – bring H.R. 15 to the floor for a vote. It will pass.