republicans have some fierce opposition to obama and is there an immigration bill because of it? >> no. i think frankly the problem is with the democratic side. the negotiators went in to negotiations with the team of in the house of representatives to strike a deal and they thought they had a deal. the democratic leadership stepped in and said they had some concerns about it. look, the reality is that the momentum is coming out of the senate committee. there was over 70% that passed in the committee. we hope to get 70 votes in the full floor of the senate. the momentum comes over to the house but there's any number of things that could derail it. the high-tech issues, gay and lesbian couples and path to citizenship. it's not necessarily a slam dunk but i think the momentum will get something passed in the house. >> emily, to the initial point, john carter, a member of this group, was quoted as saying that the blame lies with javier and a