FOXNews.com: Schumer needles Boehner, claims House will pass Senate immigration bill

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Schumer needles Boehner, claims House will pass Senate immigration bill Jun 30th 2013, 13:25 In a bold prediction that immediately agitated Republicans, Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer claimed Sunday that the House will ultimately pass the Senate's comprehensive immigration bill -- despite House Speaker John Boehner's claims to the contrary.  Schumer, needling the House speaker during an interview on "Fox News Sunday," claimed that Boehner will be pressured by the "dynamics" of the debate.  "I believe that by the end of this year the House will pass the Senate bill," Schumer said.  Further, he claimed Boehner would have to rely largely on Democrats to pass it. This would constitute a violation of the so-called "Hastert rule" - an unofficial policy named after former Speaker Dennis Hastert, under which the House only passes bills with a majority of the majority party on board.  Violating that "rule" could damage Boehner's support inside the party, and Boehner has indicated he has no plans to do so.  Boehner said Thursday that "we're going to do our own bill" and it will reflect "the will of our majority."  But Schumer said several factors could change Boehner's mind. First, he said the coalition of both religious and business groups could pressure the House to act. Further, he said the national Republican leadership could do the same, citing the political importance of passing immigration legislation.  Schumer also said supporters of the bill would be insistent. "We're not going to let this issue go away," he said.  The bill passed the Senate on Thursday.    Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., who also supports the bill, was more restrained when asked about what Boehner might do.  "I respect and admire John Boehner," he said, adding it's not "appropriate" to tell him how to do his job.  Rep. Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., rejected Schumer's prediction, saying the Senate bill will not pass the House.

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