GOP Rep.: House Leadership In The Pockets Of Large Donors

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa speaks in Washington. West and two other high-profile House conservatives are facing opponents who insist that their views are too extreme, have tricki... FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2011 file photo, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa speaks in Washington. West and two other high-profile House conservatives are facing opponents who insist that their views are too extreme, have trickier paths to re-election next month. GOP House candidate, Allen West of Florida, King and Joe Walsh of Illinois are all embroiled in tough and expensive races that are drawing plenty of spending by friends and foes from around the country. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) MORE LESS
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Rep. Steve King (R-IA), who has been outspoken about his opposition to immigration reform, on Saturday indicated that Republican leaders support immigration reform because large donors like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are pushing them to.

“It seems as though there are some deep pockets outside the Congress and across the country that seem to be the only voices that line up with the Republican leadership in the House on immigration,” he said on the Tea Party News Network’s “The Capitol Hill Show.”

“I’m happy to promote business, but I’m not one of those folks that’s going to be directed by billionaires with big checkbooks and I think that’s part of the division we have today in the Republican congress.”

Republican House leaders unveiled a draft of their principles on immigration reform in January

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