One of the greatest tragedies of the last 15 years that I've been in the United States Senate is that immigration reform could have been achieved 10 years ago. And The opportunity was lost because John Boehner, then Speaker of the House, would not give it a vote. because the Boehner policy, and I think it was the policy of speakers generally in the House that they would not put on the floor measures that needed Democrats to pass. (48:02–48:09)
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Asserts that the immigration reform bill did not pass because John Boehner did not allow a vote in the House.
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