pushback saying, ardent opponents grew bolder in the week after the republican retreat. representative raul labrador, republican of idaho and a negotiator on immigration, suggested a push now would cost mr. boehner his speakership. representative mo brooks of alabama echoed the threat. joining me with reaction from the white house is nbc's kristen welker. the president has already said he wants immigration reform legislation to be passed this year. but given the speaker's latest comments, is this something he will now use executive action to push forward? >> reporter: i don't think so, milissa. the white house is signaling the president is not going to use executive actions to deal with the issue of immigration reform. the president has consistently called for a broad bipartisan bill to get passed. it looked like 2014 was the year, as you point out, that immigration reform could actually get done. republicans saying behind the scenes that it is politically smart, especially after you saw president obama win the latino vote by wide margins in 2012.