Washington Post
By Wesley Lowery
April 10, 2014
House
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Cali) told reporters Thursday that the
Republican opposition to comprehensive immigration reform is fueled, at
least partially, by
race.
"I
think race has something to do with the fact that (the GOP House
leadership) are not bringing up an immigration bill," Pelosi said
Thursday morning, later adding: "I've
heard them say to the Irish, 'if it were just you this would be easy.'"
Pelosi's
comments came after she was asked by reporters at her weekly media
briefing whether or not tense exchanges between President Obama, some of
his top officials
and Cabinet members, and House Republicans -- most recently between
Attorney General Eric Holder and Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) -- are
in-part motivated by race.
"I think, generally speaking, they are disrespectful of members of the
president's administration," she said. "I think their disdain for anyone
who disagrees with them
is across the board. I don't want to go to the race piece, but I think
it certainly applies to women. It's so self-evident that it applies to
women."
Asked
the same question, moments later, House Speaker John A. Boehner
(R-Ohio) grew angry -- insisting that the clashes between the GOP and
the Obama administration are
not racially motivated.
"There is no issue of race here," Boehner said, as his demeanor grew visibly bothered, and his tone turned angry.
"The
frustration is that the American people have not been told the truth
about what happened at the IRS, the American people have not been told
the truth about what happened
at Fast and Furious, the administration has not told the American
people the truth about what happened at Benghazi." Bohner said.
"The administration refuses to tell us the truth!" an angry Boehner said before walking briskly off the podium.
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