House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said Thursday that if the Congressional Budget Office is right about immigration legislation, the reform would be “a real boon” for the country.
“I haven’t studied the report… It is kind of interesting though that they used dynamic scoring, something we’ve been urging them to do for a long time,” Boehner said. “If in fact those numbers are anywhere close to being accurate, it would be a real boon for the country.”
He said he has asked House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) to look at the CBO report, which found that the Senate gang of eight legislation would reduce the deficit by $197 billion over 10 years.
“Regardless of what the Senate does, the House is going to work its will,” he said.
Boehner dodged several questions about whether he supports a pathway to citizenship, saying it’s not his job to impose his will on the other 434 House members.
