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SCHUMER: Boehner Will Pass The Senate Immigration Bill Unless He Wants The GOP To Be A 'Minority Party For A Decade'

Jun 30, 2013, 21:02 IST

APSen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) predicted Sunday that the Republican-controlled House of Representatives will pass the Senate's immigration reform bill by the end of the year.

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"We'll pass this Senate bill by the end of the year, even if most House members don't think so," Schumer said on "Fox News Sunday," in response to a question about the House's non-enthusiastic approach to taking up the Senate bill.

House Speaker John Boehner has said he will not put any immigration bill on the floor for a vote without support from a majority of the Republican conference — something the Senate bill does not have.

Schumer predicted that the Republican Party's national leaders will pressure Boehner to pass a bill, lest he wants the GOP to "be a minority party for a decade."

Schumer said he didn't think the House's step-by-step approach to immigration reform would work — since it's not likely that the House will address a pathway to citizenship in that approach. A bill without a pathway to citizenship is a non-starter for many Senate Democrats.

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