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Speaker John A. Boehner should lose his gavel if he pursues immigration this year, a prominent tea party Republican said in an interview with CQ Roll Call on Tuesday.
I think it should cost him his speakership, Rep. Raúl R. Labrador of Idaho warned, if Boehner puts an immigration overhaul on the floor.
But even if Boehner shelves immigration, Labrador said, the party needs new leadership and the two-term lawmaker is not ruling out a run for leadership himself.
There is a hunger in the conference for bold, visionary leaders, and this is not just conservatives you talk to more middle-of-the-road members of the conference, theyre kind of frustrated with the direction of this leadership, and theyre looking for ways to change that, he said.
Labrador, who was part of a failed coup attempt in 2013, has made a name for himself inside and outside the Republican Conference by pushing Boehner and other Republican leaders to embrace a new brand of conservatism.
I think youre going to see some changes here in the House over the next year, he said. I think that this is an opportunity for whoever wants to run for leadership to show that they have a clear vision for America.
http://blogs.rollcall.com/218/tea-party-raul-labrador-predicts-speaker-boehner-lose-gavel/
Blue Owl
(50,355 posts)Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)Why Is John Boehner's Gavel So Big?
http://content.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,2041119,00.html
Blue Owl
(50,355 posts)SummerSnow
(12,608 posts)he is only worried about his bar tab being called
nyquil_man
(1,443 posts)It seems someone makes this threat every year.