“He seemed timid or reluctant to suggest that this was anything but a discusssion. He even said, he made the statement—which I found surprising — that he is not commited to moving forward on any legislation. He wasn’t trying to sell us on this, I don’t think. He was saying the words but it didn’t seem to be coming from his heart.”

– Rep. John Fleming (R-LA) on House Speaker John Boehner’s statements to the House GOP caucus retreat on the controversial immigration policy principles releases Thursday.