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