Posted on 08/01/2014 1:38:27 PM PDT by Steelfish
Obama: House GOP Border Plan Is 'Extreme' And 'Going Nowhere'
President Obama blasted House Republicans for focusing on "extreme" and "partisan message bills," rather than solving problems, highlighting how little lawmakers have accomplished before leaving town for a summer recess.
Speaking to reporters at the White House on Friday, Obama noted signs of economic progress, but argued that "we could be much further along" if the GOP had agreed to "even basic" elements of his agenda.
Lisa Mascaro, Michael A. Memoli
Obama pointed to Congress' failure to deal with the surge of young Central American immigrants arriving at the southern border. Lawmakers left this week without passing legislation to address the problem, although both Democrats and Republicans had declared it a top priority.
"As we speak, they are trying to pass the most extreme and unworkable version of a bill that they already know is going nowhere," Obama said. "They’re not even trying to solve the problem."
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We want people who broke into our country illegally to go home.
Why is that extreme?
When did Obama get time to actually read a bill between golf outings and fund raisers???
100% guaranteed Obama has NEVER read a bill.
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