Paul Ryan: Dems Would Rather Have an Issue with Immigration Rather than a Solution

RUSH TRANSCRIPT reporter Mr ░░░░░░░░ you re saying that ░░░░░░░░ see this as the ░░░░░░░░ possible chance of getting ░░░░░░░░ to law but you ░░░░░░░░ talking about four pillars ░░░░░░░░ the Senate was not ░░░░░░░░ to pass any bill ░░░░░░░░ talks about the Visa ░░░░░░░░ and cutting family based ░░░░░░░░ are problematic in the ░░░░░░░░ Ryan If I sat ░░░░░░░░ as speaker of the ░░░░░░░░ and thought about what ░░░░░░░░ the United States do ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t do anything ░░░░░░░░ mean we got 503 ░░░░░░░░ that have been passed ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ So we don t ░░░░░░░░ our time thinking about ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate We ░░░░░░░░ our time thinking about ░░░░░░░░ to get consensus here ░░░░░░░░ the house in public ░░░░░░░░ and getting bills through ░░░░░░░░ house We ll worry ░░░░░░░░ those things later reporter ░░░░░░░░ Speaker has it been ░░░░░░░░ difficult to convince the ░░░░░░░░ members of your conference ░░░░░░░░ stick behind you and ░░░░░░░░ move forward Ryan No ░░░░░░░░ don t think that ░░░░░░░░ it at all It ░░░░░░░░ this is a difficult ░░░░░░░░ What we ve been ░░░░░░░░ to do is do ░░░░░░░░ the regular committee process ░░░░░░░░ Security Committee Judiciary Committee ░░░░░░░░ get 218 votes for ░░░░░░░░ bill We don t ░░░░░░░░ 218 votes for that ░░░░░░░░ So now we re ░░░░░░░░ to figure out where ░░░░░░░░ sweet spot is And ░░░░░░░░ members who want to ░░░░░░░░ action on this issue ░░░░░░░░ getting exasperated because they ░░░░░░░░ t see an opportunity ░░░░░░░░ getting something to the ░░░░░░░░ We know are presenting ░░░░░░░░ with an opportunity to ░░░░░░░░ something on the floor ░░░░░░░░ would say I think ░░░░░░░░ Democrats kind of walked ░░░░░░░░ from the process once ░░░░░░░░ Supreme Court took away ░░░░░░░░ deadline on March 5th ░░░░░░░░ this issue And that ░░░░░░░░ left it to us ░░░░░░░░ try and figure out ░░░░░░░░ do we get this ░░░░░░░░ I worry that Democrats ░░░░░░░░ rather have an issue ░░░░░░░░ a solution We re ░░░░░░░░ to work on a ░░░░░░░░ reporter Thank you Mr ░░░░░░░░ So what is your ░░░░░░░░ deadline Ryan It s ░░░░░░░░ to have a deadline ░░░░░░░░ to work with members ░░░░░░░░ get things done and ░░░░░░░░ a discharge position So ░░░░░░░░ is of the essence ░░░░░░░░ re not talking about ░░░░░░░░ anything Time is of ░░░░░░░░ essence if we want ░░░░░░░░ legislative process to control ░░░░░░░░ means a shot at ░░░░░░░░ So obviously time is ░░░░░░░░ the essence reporter Is ░░░░░░░░ an eta Ryan I ░░░░░░░░ t give you dates ░░░░░░░░ You said there was ░░░░░░░░ Can you tell us ░░░░░░░░ has changed?”