Boehner: Obama Playing With Matches On Amnesty And He's Going To Burn Himself
Republican House speaker John Boehner warned President Obama he’s "playing with
matches" by pledging an executive amnesty by the end of the year – and that if
he keeps it up, "he’s going to burn himself."
"I’ve made clear to the president that if he acts unilaterally on his own, outside of authority, he will poison the well," Boehner said in a Thursday press conference. "And there will be no chance for immigration reform moving in this Congress. It’s as simple as that."
The speaker trotted out the same warning when pressed on whether executive action would be a "catalyst" for congressional immigration action, as the White House has suggested. "When you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself,” he cautioned. “And [President Obama] is going to burn himself if he continues to go down this path."
H/T: National Review Online
"I’ve made clear to the president that if he acts unilaterally on his own, outside of authority, he will poison the well," Boehner said in a Thursday press conference. "And there will be no chance for immigration reform moving in this Congress. It’s as simple as that."
The speaker trotted out the same warning when pressed on whether executive action would be a "catalyst" for congressional immigration action, as the White House has suggested. "When you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself,” he cautioned. “And [President Obama] is going to burn himself if he continues to go down this path."
H/T: National Review Online