WASHINGTON -- Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) predicted on Sunday that the House would pass the Senate's immigration bill, despite Speaker John Boehner's (R-Ohio) repeated insistence that his chamber would pass a reform bill of its own.
"By the end of this year, the House will pass the Senate bill," Schumer said on Fox News Sunday.
Boehner has consistently stressed his plan to stick to the so-called "Hastert rule," which would require support of a majority of his own party caucus, in order to pass immigration. That could produce a much harsher bill than the Senate's legislation.
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