Quote:It wasn't shot down when it went to the house.  It never went for a vote in the house.  Not even for debate. The Senate passed it 84-15, and the house refuses to do anything on it at all.  Boehner won't put it up for vote, citing the Hastert Rule (Majority of the Majority party must support a bill before he puts it up, though this informal 'rule' has been broken many times by many speakers.  Many by Hastert himself.) 

 

I would call that "shot down".  Boehner rejected it because there were provisions included that many of the establishment considered de-facto "amnesty" that they didn't like.

 

That's when Marco Rubio allegedly "changed his stance" or "flip flopped" regarding the legislation.  He understood and has talked about rather than trying to pass sweeping legislation, it would have to be done a little at a time.

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