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On the recordNovember 19, 2014
Speaker Boehner, even though I think he wants to do it. You know, he is letting the very conservative part, the Tea Party folks, dictate what he wants to do.
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Henry Cuellar
Democratic · Texas
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transcripts.cnn.com

Editor's note · Context

Cuellar discusses the challenges Speaker Boehner faces in passing immigration reform due to pressure from the Tea Party.

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