Hoyer Tries to Pin Cantor Down on Immigration Reform (Video)

By JM Rieger

Posted December 5, 2013 at 7:16pm

Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer on Thursday tried to get an answer from Majority Leader Eric Cantor on when Republicans would bring up an immigration overhaul.

While Hoyer criticized Republicans for not bringing up <a title="Goodlatte Hints at Approach to Immigration Bill" href="https://blogs.rollcall.com/218/goodlatte-hints-at-approach-to-immigration-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">their own piecemeal legislation</a> for a vote on the House floor, the Virginia Republican repeatedly tried to shift the conversation to the President’s healthcare law. The Maryland Democrat was unbowed, however, even as he acknowleged and mocked the Republicans’ opposition to Obamacare. The chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee said last month that <a href="https://blogs.rollcall.com/218/walden-immigration-overhaul-will-happen-later-next-year/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">immigration reform would happen in late 2014</a>.   </body>