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And he wants to tell his members that he is not part of that strategy. this is a senate strategy. they're doing things on their own. when the senate acts they'll decide what to do. it seems to me boehner is essentially going to let himself get jammed by the senate and say by friday they have no other choice but to pass a senate clean dhs bill. indications are that the senate would eventually approve a clean bill in the next couple days as long as republicans get a separate vote targeting the president's executive actions on immigration that's not tied to the funding process. >> cr is not part ...

Jeopardizing department of homeland security for political reasons to bring down immigration actions could become a queasy option for republicans. >> that's what the white house and jeh johnson has been saying. the other issue is if you have this clean bill the senate republican senate a clean bill as kelly o was saying you move the immigration issue until a future date could that you think get enough support among democrats and republicans? >> i believe democrats are waiting for speaker boehner to make the first move really elements of his far right conservative elements of the caucus could p...

President on a month by month basis, if they fund the department on a couple of months cr they can go back pressure the president again on immigration, particularly with the court battle separate court battle with the president if it doesn't go as expected. boehner will have pressure to do that. if boehner can't get votes for a clean bill in the house, they may ultimately fall back on a stop gap spending bill. that's certainly a fall back position. things are very fluid right now. they almost change hour by hour. right now, the betting is that probably there will be some resolution to avert a ...

Fund the department of homeland security and stop the president's overreach on immigration, and we are waiting for the senate to do their job. senate democrats have stood in the way now for three weeks over a bill that should have been debated and passed so until the senate does something, we are in a wait and see mode. >> the bottom line here is even though senate majority leader mitch mcconnell proposes a clean dhs funding bill boehner is sticking with his original bill that includes decision to derail the president's actions on immigration. a senior congressional reporter is with me pleasur...

News conference right now. let's listen in. >> over a bill that should have been debated and passed so until the senate does something, we are in a wait and see mode. >> obviously you know the way the caucus feels. are you concerned about rebellion? >> i am waiting for the senate to pass a bill. our staff talked back and forth, but listen senator mcconnell has a big job to do, so do i. >> did you talk to him ahead of this important deadline? >> our staffs have been talking back and forth. end of the day, the senate has to act, and i made it clear over the past couple weeks, we are waiting for ...