that's how john boehner got to be the speaker. we have a majority and john boehner is doing his job because the people who elected the majority in the house said we don't want obama care, we don't want intrusive government into our lives, particularly in our health care and so john boehner has held the line. and by the way, they compromised about delaying obama care and look what happened? it ended up in a government shutdown and now you have democrats who are split. democrats who don't want, by the way, obama campaigning in their district. we saw that in louisiana with mary landrieu, so here we are. >> matt, we did end up with a government shutdown, the question is why? >> well, it's very clear why,

john boehner, we know that the fate really rests in his hands and his hands alone. he is the speaker of the house. if he brings it up to a vote, it will almost certainly pass. what is the next step? are you guys going to say, we tried or is there going to be more pressure to bear on him? >> well, this movement is made up of people so resilient it will not stop now. this movement, it is not something that is political. it is something that is dealing with human lives. you really think that people who only want to better their lives, who only want to give their children a chance, who only want a chance at education, you think they're only going to stop because one man says oh, no way are we going to push it through this year. no, we have been persistent for a number of years. >> this is just an extension of the civil rights movement, it is not going to end until we get what we want, comprehensive immigration. >> they passed the torch down to us until boehner says yes, because we know that boehner is going to have to say yes, because once politicians see interest and p

repetidamente que john boehner no estaba disponibles, y trasmitirÍan sus preocupaciones. medina dijo que volverÍan hasta ser recibidos, este dreamers de arizona ayunÓ por su familia toda indocumentada. >>> un poquito fatigado, un poco de hambre. tenemos un hambre mayor, el hambre por justicia. >>> aÚn hay tiempo, el congreso es de dos aÑos, dijo que el representante demÓcrata gutiÉrrez. >>> este calendario legislativo no termina hasta el 2 de enero del 2015. >>> la reforma migratoria estÁ viva, les pido a los que la favorecen, no le pongan presiÓn al liderato republicano, tambiÉn al demÓcrata de la cÁmara. >>> en el capitolio, lourdes meluza, univisiÓn. >>> el portavoz de john boehner, el presidente de la cÁmara de representantes, dijo que la Única forma de hacer que funcione la inmigraciÓn es afrontarlo al asunto paso a paso, nos complace saber que el presidente lo reconoce, no sabemos si estÁ dispuesto john boehner a presentar la legislaciÓn. >>> la ley de cuidado de salud "obamacare", tuvo efectos secundarios, particularmente afectando la popularidad d

house speaker john boehner in the house, i should say, house speaker john boehner has already said he may not even bring this to the floor. he thinks that this employment nondiscrimination act may actually cost america jobs and promote frivolous lawsuits. and so they may not even get a chance to vote. the senate, however, is expected to vote on this before the end of the week. they decided last night to move it forward with the support of seven republicans who say it is high time there was a federal law protecting gay and lesbian workers against discrimination. there's a patchwork of state laws right now. 21 states plus the district of columbia, washington, d.c., protect against this type of discrimination. if it fails here on capitol hill, the white house has not ruled out an executive order. but that would only affect federal contractors. alex? >> yeah, we should all be able

speaker of the house john boehner said it this wing. immigration reform is not dead in the house of representatives. but, he says, comprehensive, sweeping reform tied up in one big package is not going to happen. with only eight days left on the legislative calendar before congress breaks for the holidays this issue moves until 2014 an election year. on this edition of "inside story" we'll dig into the immigration issue in detail, the dueling goals and legislative strategies. but first this background. >> immigration reform dead? absolutely not. i've made clear going back to the day after the last election in 2012 that it was time for congress to deal with this iss issue. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner spoke optimistically about the issue of immigration reform thursday, however he didn't offer a deadline. >> i was encouraged that the president said he wouldn't stand

speaker john boehner personally will not let that happen. and so these emotional protests not only continue but they are getting more and more intimately focused on the republican leaders in the house, who actually are the only reason why this policy is not changing. why this long awaited reform is not happening. speaker john boehner eats breakfast every morning at the same diner in washington, d.c. it is not a secret he does it. it is supposed to be one of the charmingly down to earth things we don't know about him. forget the tanning and the golfing, look, he eats grits. but with him standing in front of immigration reform and the kids organizing for reform, and being so bold and emotionally compelling in their appeals it probably was just a matter of time before john boehner sitting there at the diner had a spectacularly articulate latina 13-year-old, telling him very politely as he was eating his grits, her father was being deported, and please wouldn't he allow a vote. and there they were again talking to his windows in the pre-dawn glo

, bueno, eso precisamente dijo la semana pasada el lÍder de la cÁmara de representantes john boehner. eso fue la semana pasada". esta semana, el mismo john boehner, dijo que no, que la reforma no estaba muerta, y para dar mÁs esperanza, Él presidente obama, dijo que considerarÍa firmar una ley que llegue en partes. dreamers y activistas no se dan por vencidos, me acompaÑa desde san diego, el representante de california, juan vargas, congresista gracias por estar con nosotros. >>> un honor estar con ustedes, gracias. >>> la verdad estamos todos confundidos, john boehner dijo que la reforma estaba muerta la semana pasada, esta semana dijo que no estaba muerta, ayÚdenos a entender quÉ pasa, estÁ muerta o no la reforma? >>> no, no estÁ muerta, estamos peleando por la reforma, se necesita este aÑo, sino deportarÁn a mucha gente, y mucha gente desgraciadamente va a morir en el desierto tratando de cruzar, no estÁ muerta, no va a estar exactamente como la queremos nosotros, queremos pasar algo que mantenga la gente aquÍ, que no la deporten, no serÁ completa, integra como la quer

boehner no quiso dar una fecha para cuando se debo ti rÍa el tema de inmigraciÓn en el pleno. >>> y hoy el congreso saliÓ a su receso de es una semana por el feriado del dÍa de acciÓn de gracia cuando regresen quedarÁn 8 dÍas de trabajos en el calendario muy poco pero durante este tiempo los defensores de los ingrants dicen que no van a ceder nada. >>> muchos ven como alentdor que el presidente de la cÁmara baja el republicano john boehner y la casa blanca ahora coincidan de que la reforma migratoria se haga por partes. >>> la reforma definitivamente no estÁ muerta declarÓ dijo que hay conversaciones para ver como solucionarlo a travÉs de un proceso y enfoque sensato pero no quiso dar una fecha. >>> este congresista demÓcrata cree que republicanos comienza a sentir la presiÓn de activistas inmigrantes. >>> lo que dijo el presidente de la cÁmara john boehner hoy es reacciÓn a la presion pÚblica que estÁ mandando nuestra comunidad que los republicanos estÁn sintiendo no lo quieren admitir pero lo estÁn sintiendo. >>> las declaraciones fueron recibidas muy bien pero di

it may have a tough time in the mouse where speaker john boehner opposes the measure. kilmeny duchardt talks to a man who says the measure could change his life. >> tig became a man a few years ago. >> on my bird certificate it says i'm female. it's just getting to know me, and now everyone stops and thinks. you know, i might be discriminated against. it's hurtful, hurtful to think that. >> that led him to rethink his career path from the music industry to lgdp advocacy. >> a lot had to do with the anxiety i had around being fired and not getting a job. i can work in this community and not do that but i had to limit options. >> leading him and others to lobby for the employment non-d discrimination act, known as enda. making it illegal to hire on the basis of sexual orientation and identity. in an email to supporters senator corey booker says: >> the obama administration along with 55 democratic senators support it. however, it would have many hurdles in the house where speak e-john boehner opposes the measure. a spokesperson for john boehner says he believes it is fri

hundreds of people in narrow corridors right in front of john boehner's office. the pressure on republicans is huge. the majority of americans are on the side of the immigrants. the republican party, many believe that politicians need more support from latinos to stay relevant. when she and her friend knock, there is no answer. least there is a plan b. many children have written cards asking the politicians for help. maria is waiting at the back of the line. she sees that john boehner has a heart for undocumented immigrants. >> we hope he has one. he is human just like we are. hopefully he has a heart. after this, the activists go their separate ways and tried to meet up with other politicians. visit from the friendly representative from their home state. is a democrat who supports the proposed immigration reform. hehout the latino vote, probably would not have much of a chance in his district in phoenix. first he chats with the kids about food in school back on. then he asks -- is asked the all-important question. does he think immigration reforms still has a ch

sin embargo el presidente de la cámara john boehner , no está dispuesto a hacerlo, ¿por qué?>>> bueno, para ser honesto el presidente obama, tuvo la oportunidad con los demócratas, cuando hubo suficientes votos de la otra parte de la mesa. y ahora los demócratas, también tenemos los republicanos, la misma oportunidad de hacer algo con la votación, hay mucho que hacer con los detalles, cómo manejar once millones de inmigrantes que están acá, se les permitirá volverse ciudadanos, y cuántas veces se permitirán por año, quién tomará la decisión de la seguridad suficiente en la frontera, también los detalles que tiene que tomarse en consideración, estoy del lado de la legislatura, quiero ver el debate. verlo que funcione con la votación, tomar decisiones, y lograr metas, y resolver los problemas. >>> (hablan en inglés). pero la verdad que está en manos de john boehner llevarlo a votación, él es el responsable. >>> bueno, el representante de la cámara tiene la responsabilidad. tenemos el tope de la deuda. también, la decisión, del gobierno, tenemos mucho por

you mentioned the fact that the house of representatives, speaker, john boehner, does not favor this legislation. says that it would hurt small businesses because there would be an increase in litigation that would cause small businesses to have to defend themselves in court. the white house dismisses that excuse. the white house's reaction and in the senate, here's what he had to stay. >> some of the objection that's i've heard from members of the house are reminiscent of objections of other opponents of other civil rights legislation put forward. they were wrong then and they're wrong now. this is the right thing to do. it's the wrong thing to do because we're all equal. -- right thing to do. >> again, the party of social conservatives and members of congress, and the business community simply the lower taxes of the regulation-free environment. the family research council, a leading research organization, here's what they had to say about the legislation today...,. >> john boehner saying that he's not going to bring this up in the house of representatives. and in all, there were 60

that's how john boehner got to be the speaker. we have a majority and john boehner is doing his job because the people who elected the majority in the house said we don't want obama care, we don't want intrusive government into our lives, particularly in our health care and so john boehner has held the line. and by the way, they compromised about delaying obama care and look what happened? it ended up in a government shutdown and now you have democrats who are split. democrats who don't want, by the way, obama campaigning in their district. we saw that in louisiana with mary landrieu, so here we are. >> matt, we did end up with a government shutdown, the question is why? >> well, it's very clear why, because republicans refused to pass a budget and played chicken with the full faith and credit of the united states. >> the house did pass a budget. the senate didn't take it up. >> no, that's ridiculous. >> no, it's not ridiculous. the house passed a budget. it didn't include obama care. they didn't take it up. >> that's a pretty big

house spoker john boehner says the house will not negotiate on the bill. it will provide a path for citizenship for undocumented immigrants. john boehner believes it's important to pass immigration reform, but the focus for the session will be on the budget and health care. . >>> for many people on the eastern sea bored to the south-east it's been the biggest taste of winter so far. as we have gotten into november. what we are seeing is all the canadian polar air mass to parts of northern florida. across the region we'll see overnight lows. as you wake into the morning to the mid 20s, towards birmingham. to the north-west you are seeing clouds across the pacific. we'll see rain showers coming into the forecast for seattle. they haven't been as hard as what we saw previously. that storm system is moving over parts of montana. this is what the 5-day forecast looks like. raining thursday, harder friday. by the time we get to saturday and sunday you'll see a break in the rain and temperatures getting to 41 degrees. down to the south-west things are looking nic

the member of congress who did that is house speaker john boehner. what? i expected it be like, i don't know, louie gohmert or michelle bachmann, the ghost of jesse helms, but the actual speaker of the house, john boehner stepped up personally to make sure that that anti-gay group was well taken care of today at the united states capitol. your tax dollars at work. he's third in line to the presidency. what? fred phelps from the westboro baptist church didn't need to use the room at that time? we didn't have any extra space for them. john boehner also made news this week by repeating his insistence that he will not allow the employment discrimination act come up for a vote in the house. right now, legally, you can't discriminate in employment in this country on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, national origin, disability, or genetic formation. the bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of basis on which you cannot discriminate. right now in the majority of american states, if your boss hears that you're gay or decide

john boehner couldn't control them last time. there's no reason to believe he's going to be able to next time. >> i think there's plenty of reason to believe. >> give me one reason. why are they more likely to follow baner oehner now? >> he's not going to shut down the government. >> why doesn't john boehner, he's a likable guy in a empathetic way. why doesn't he call a vote, call all republicans in a big room, shut the media out and say i want to vote right now. am i your speaker? or do i got to kiss butt for the rest of my time here? am i your leader? if a bunch of right wing crazies say i get to veto everything you do, say fine. run anybody against me. >> nobody right now could beat john boehner. >> why doesn't he show that? >> if this was a learning process for a lot of new members. they went through it, it was painful. they learned not to shut down the government. they're not going to do it again. when the government doesn't shut down, their ratings go up. >> you noticed. >> i know. >> say with the hammer why are you hitting

it may have a tough time in the mouse where speaker john boehner opposes the measure. kilmeny duchardt talks to a man who says the measure could change his life. >> tig became a man a few years ago. >> on my bird certificate it says i'm female. it's just getting to know me, and now everyone stops and thinks. you know, i might be discriminated against. it's hurtful, hurtful to think that. >> that led him to rethink his career path from the music industry to lgdp advocacy. >> a lot had to do with the anxiety i had around being fired and not getting a job. i can work in this community and not do that but i had to limit options. >> leading him and others to

house of representatives, speaker, john boehner, does not favor this legislation. says that it would hurt small businesses because there would be an increase in litigation that would cause small businesses to have to defend themselves in court. the white house dismisses that excuse. the white house's reaction and in the senate, here's what he had to stay. >> some of the objection that's i've heard from members of the house are reminiscent of objections of other opponents of other civil rights legislation put forward. they were wrong then and they're wrong now. this is the right thing to do. it's the wrong thing to do because we're all equal. -- right thing to do. >> again, the party of social conservatives and members of congress, and the business community simply the lower taxes of the regulation-free environment. the family research council, a leading research organization, here's what they had to say

the member of congress who did that is house speaker john boehner. what? i expected it be like, i don't know, louie gohmert or michelle bachman, the ghost of jesse helms, but the actual speaker of the house, john boehner stepped up personally to make sure that that anti-gay group was well taken care of today at the united states capitol. your tax dollars at work. he's third in line to the presidency. fred phelps from the westboro baptist church didn't need to use the room at that time? john boehner also made news this week by repeating his insistence that he won't allow the employment discrimination act come up for a vote in the house. right now, legally, you can't discriminate in employment in the country on the basis of race, gender, age, religion, national origin, disability, or genetic formation. the bill that would add sexual orientation and gender identity to the list of basises on which you cannot discriminate. right now in the majority of american states, if your boss hears that you're gay or decides that he or she thinks that you're gay, your boss

. >> house speaker john boehner in a lengthy news conference. the president said he will try to regain the trust of the american people. he has a very tall mountain to climb. the latest poll, 54% of the american people disapprove of his job performance. gallup, 52%. of theregain the trust american people? >> time will tell. i do not know. , incredibly partial important commodity for president. once that trust is compromised, it is tough to reclaim it. he can only do it by leveling and taking full responsibility and accountability for this program. >> he has a problem. em.is a punctuational probl he should not have said period. no caveats, no contacts, no excuses. when he is challenged on it when it turns out people are losing their plan who like their plan, he ends up with all these, for excavationss, these of the curlicues and explanations and caveats. he pretended that he was not aware whereas we know there was a meeting, a public meeting on c-span for three hours with republicans at the beginning of 2010 where the president is oraking about t

>> you've been listening to house speaker, john boehner, a news conference a short a while ago. the breaking news coming out this morning, senator boehner saying that the reform bill, passed by the senate. and also saying a short time ago to reporters, that if changes are made to the federal affordable care act, there's no guarantee that the changes will be vod on by the house. speaker boehner saying that there may not be enough time. we're awaiting word from the white house concerning the news that there will be changes made. it has to do with the promise made over and over again in the campaign by president obama that if you liked your insurance plan, you would be able to keep it. that has led to a rather contentious battle in the nation's capital. it began a month ago when cath leap sebelius was called to capitol hill to tell congress what would happen when the rogout melted down, and then

speaker of the house john boehner. with seven senate republicans supporting the vote on monday, the upper chamber is poised to approve the bill this week. but speaker boehner has already indicated he will not bring it up for a vote in the house. his reasoning? the speaker believes this legislation will increase frivolous litigation and cost american jobs. and yet, the nonpart son government accountability office found that last year in the 21 states with laws protecting lgbt employees, lawsuits that included a claim of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identification were less than 7% of all employer discrimination litigation. facts be damned, leaders of the gop may continue to dig in their heels, but time and justice continue their inexrabble march forward. if you needed anymore proof, lawmakers yesterday made illinois the 15th state to allow same-sex marriage. governor pat quinn says he will sign it at some point this month. joining us now from washington is president of the human rights campaign c

boehner . >>e> l presidente barack obama sintió en carne propia la urgente necesidad por una reforma migratoria. >>> un grupo de jóvenes inmigrantes asiáticos lo interrumpió >>> de hecho no puedo, por eos estamos aquí, respeto la pasión de los jóvenes que quieren luchar para mantner a sus familia unidas, elementos de la seguridad presidencial intentaron sacar los jóvenes pero se quedaron ,mientras que el presidente aseguró que ante las declaraciones de john boehner que la reforma sigue viva son buenas noticias. >>> creo que esto es muy bueno y ya que estamos en la semana de dar gracias, creo que podemos cortarla en secciones. >>> eso trare una esperanza para que la reforma sea aprobada. >>> lo importante es que se dé, esperar algo completo no lo tenemos. >>e>ellos son trabajadores del campo y están dispuestos a que la reforma llegue parte por parte. >>> este grupo estuvo presenbte escuchando al presidente. >>> lo que los campesinos queremos es trabajar, y que nos dejen trabajar, no q

will be putting a lot of pressure on john boehner. >> . >> we can't end that discrimination based on age, disability, based on gender. think about their place in history today. and i won't recount the names. speaker baner think about the party you belong to. >> and chuck schumer, the counter part in the democratic caucus, punning chew waited that by saying the g.o.p., if they don't act, the party is marching straight into oblivion. joining us now to discuss this vote, he is the president of rights equal rights and he is also a republican strategist. you heard speaker baner saying that no go in the house.

. >> house speaker john boehner in a lengthy news conference. the president said he will try to regain the trust of the american people. he has a very tall mountain to climb. the latest poll, 54% of the american people disapprove of his job performance. gallup, 52%. of theregain the trust american people? >> time will tell. i do not know. , incredibly partial important commodity for president. once that trust is compromised, it is tough to reclaim it. he can only do it by leveling and taking full responsibility and accountability for this program. >> he has a problem. em.is a punctuational probl he should not have said period. no caveats, no contacts, no

john boehner couldn't control them last time. there's no reason to believe he's going to be able to next time. >> i think there's plenty of reason to believe. >> give me one reason. why are they more likely to follow banoehner now? >> he's not going to shut down the government. >> why doesn't john boehner, he's a likable guy in a empathetic way. why doesn't he call a vote, call all republicans in a big room, shut the media out and say i want to vote right now. am i your speaker? or do i got to kiss butt for the rest of my time here? am i your leader? if a bunch of right wing crazies say i get to veto everything you do, say fine. run anybody against me. >> nobody right now could beat john boehner. >> why doesn't he show that? >> if this was a learning process for a lot of new members. they went through it, it was painful. they learned not to shut down the government. they're not going to do it again. when the government doesn't shut down, their ratings go up. >> you noticed. >> i know. >> say with the hammer why are you hitting in

moderate voters do not embrace the ted cruz, john boehner agenda. they know obama care needs to be fixed and improved. they do not want it defunded and repealed. >> but chairman, how large of a political liability could this be in 2014 and 2016? obviously as you heard, republicans are not giving up on this line of attack. >> well, it wouldn't surprise me they won't give up. they've tried to repeal and defund the affordable care act nearly 50 times. they were willing to shut down the government in order to do so. that doesn't surprise me at all. number one, this has to get fixed. it needs to get solved and fixed sooner rather than later. everybody ununderstands that. secondly, every poll i have seen goes with this. when a voter, particularly an independent, swing voter, has a choice between a democrat who wants to fix and improve the affordable care act and a republican who's obsessed with repealing and defunding the affordable care act, about 54% in the swing districts would vote for a democrat who wants to fix and improve it. so let's get focused o

boehner dijo que prefería pasar medidas individuales >>> que estaba preocupado por la salud de ellos, que reconsiderara lo que estaban haciendo, que el pueblo los estaba escuchando y algo importante que dijo el presidente barack obama que él pensaba que el presidente de el cámara de representantes, el republicano john boehner estaba nmy sinceramente queriendo hcrf el tema de la reforma migratoria ,pero en su partido habían diferencias. >>> varios republicanos de la cámara de representantes se han negado a aceptar un proyecto de ley aprobado en el senado que incluye un camino en la ciudadanía., >>>pes momento de nuestra primera pausa y al regresar agencias del orden en santa clara, permitirán a detenidos por delitos menores pasar las fiestas con los suyos ♪. >>> la magia de la navidad aquí en la ciudad de san josé está a punto de iniciar con la iluminación de un árbol de navidad en le parque central, tenemos los detalles más adelante es black friday en verizon. todo lo demás puede esperar. (santa) señoritas... llegó black friday a verizon! obtén el ellipsis 7 de veri

will john boehner allow a vote over in the house? >> this legislation that i've dealt with as chairman of the education workforce committee long before i was back in leadership is unnecessary and would provide a basis for frivolous lawsuits. i see no basis or no need. >> the senate passed immigration reform. will the republicans in the house pick that one up? >> the idea that we're going to take up a 1300 page bill that no one had ever read which is what the senate did, is not going to happen in the house. frankly i'll make clear we have no intention of ever going into conference on the senate bill. >> senate republicans blocked a new gun control measure last spring to strengthen background checks. something the majority support. according to boehner, the legislation was unnecessary. >> we've got a system of laws that are not enforced today. i would think that before we begin to add more rules and regulations on law-abiding citizens, that we at least expect our law enforcement personnel and the department of justice to enforce the cu

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: el grupo marchó a la oficina del líder republicano john boehner, pero estuvo cerrada. sin embargo, no están solos. esta mañana, una coalición de líderes empresariales, en su mayoría conservadores quisieron enviar un poderoso mensaje al congreso. >> nosotros necesitamos a los inmigrantes y debemos tratarlos apropiada y justamente. >> reportera: dijo el presidente de la cámara de comercio estadounidense. el obispo de paul lake city dijo que el problema solo de los latinos. >> es importante para los estados unidos, para los negocios, para la gente, para la ley, es muy importante tener reforma. para todos nosotros es necesario. >> reportera: el mismo presidente obama tocó este tema en la casa blanca. >> la gente busca una excusa para no hacer lo correcto, la vale encontrar. >> reportera: el mandatario reiteró su compromiso con la reforma inmigratoria amplia. aunque los grupos pro reforma inmigratoria ha dicho que no se darán por vencidos, solo 13 días legislativos quedan este año. ocho ya ven al 2014 como el año viable a este proyecto de ley. >> sulema: para re

john boehner has said we will never take up the senate bill and we will not do that. no one expects him to take up the senate bil you do expect the house to address these issues. do not forget, they have tried to rebrand the republican party. we have to do something abobo our brand, they have said. in light of the last election. i think not because of president obama that of their own self- intererest. they will have to do something on immigrati reform. not the whole package. along the lines of what mark is talking about. they have to put s something on the tatable. if they hope to have access to this large voting block that has turned off from them. >> i am the cynic here. i think this is one of the ways at the vote in the senate will hurt. it will not happen. already you see people who supported immigration reform in the senate on the republican side backing away. they do not want to be stuck with it. brokenhows you how truly things are. is this soverwhelminy in the republicans' interest? to write off the hispanic community is too canend themselves to beinthe minori

john boehner's house. the tea party controlled house. and here is the word from john boehner's office on this subject, quote, the speaker believes this legislation will increase frivolous litigation and cost american jobs, especially small business jobs. their autopsy report after last year's elections, republicans specifically cited gay rights as a gateway issue. before they'll even consider listening to the rest of the gop's message, the young voters will first want to know that the party is okay with equal rights for gays. unless something unexpected happens in the house, that won't be happening anytime soon. talk about the future of enda, i want to bring in eleanor clift, contributor to newsweek and the daily beast. msnbc contributor and opinion writer for the washington post, jonathan capehart. amanda terkel, senior political reporter and politics managing editor of huffington post.com and former congresswoman mary bono from california. thank you for joining us today. amanda, you're on capitol hill, you're covering this. maybe you c

speaker of the house john boehner said it this wing. immigration reform is not dead in the house of representatives. but, he says, comprehensive, sweeping reform tied up in one big package is not going to happen. with only eight days left on the legislative calendar before congress breaks for the holidays this issue moves until 2014 an election year. on this edition of "inside story" we'll dig into the immigration issue in detail, the dueling goals and legislative strategies. but first this background. >> immigration reform dead? absolutely not. i've made clear going back to the day after the last election in 2012 that it was time for congress to deal with this iss issue. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner spoke optimistically about the issue of immigration reform thursday, however he didn't offer a deadline. >> i was encouraged that the president said he wouldn't stand in the way of a step-by-step immigration reform. as you know that's the approach the house republicans have tak taken. there are people who are skeptical of big com

. >> john boehner jumped on this. quote, i applaud president clinton for joining the bipartisan call for president obama to keep his promise to the american people. these comments signify a growing recognition that americans were misled when they were promised that they could keep their coverage under president obama's health care law. are the odds moving against the white house? it did seem like at least a lot of democrats felt pretty confident a month ago, susan, even with all the problems that were happening that they could get this fixed. is that sort of feeling changing now? >> i think so. i think that one of the big advantages the white house has had for a long time on the affordable care act is pretty much democratic unity standing behind it. that has definitely eroded, especially among those senators who are up for re-election next year. we had that letter that the senator from new hampshire authored to sebelius urging for some delays in the implementation. that makes this a much harder path for the white hous