security measures that they have put together, which they believe can achieve a result, has put to rest any concerns that some of the republican members of the senate have had. and if the senate, as they say, can pass the bill with 70 votes, it is a very, very positive step in moving forward. the question is whether or not that translates to the house, which is what your question is. and i think as i heard my colleague, mario, say, it is a heavy lift. keep in mind, we want a bill. we want a comprehensive bill to pass because the need is so great. we are waiting for a plan from the gang of seven. we also have the judiciary committee that s working on an effort and focused on enforcement. and yes, there will be pressure if the senate bill passes to come over here. i think it still is difficult.
chuck todd said it s no longer a gang of eight, it s marco and the gang of seven. that s probably a bad title for a rock band and definitely bad for him to be breaking off like this. victoria, let me play you what senator lindsey graham said about this bill and the future of the republican party. take a listen. . if we don t pass immigration reform and get it off the table in a reasonable it doesn t patter who you run in 2016. we re in a demographic death spiral as a party. a democratic death spiral. vickie? he gets it. lindsey graham gets it. if you notice he said 2016. and the problem is, when we get to the house, members are only looking to 2014. they have a very short sighted is view of politics. and a lot of them are geographically insulated because of redistricting from 2010. even though in the long-term, 2016, it is a death spiral they re looking to what s in front of them.
they re not in recess, the gop s house leadership dress up in their sunday best and assemble before the cameras. pre week, we wait to hear if they ll offer any proposals to help deal with the many challenges that face this great nation. and so following the president s press conference yesterday, we fully expected republicans to tackle the issue of immigration. and straight out of the blocks, came the speaker of the house. the gang of seven, they re working on drafting their bill. i ll let you ask them when it s going to be available. yes, another magnificent example there of speaker boehner grabbing the bull by the horns absolving himself of any responsibility and rushing to his next tanning, i mean talking appointment. before he did so, we were treated to house majority leader eric cantor offering his usually weekly address. over the past few weeks, there have been stories after stories that have eroded the trust in our government.
money. i think larger issue is not just senate but they have chairman of the house, i would like to see if he comes up with a compromise i think it s the gang of seven in house. i m not sure what the leadership in the house is going to do because the senate can do whatever it wants but do you have the tea party members hijacking any reform and we need mandatory hundred percent non-penetration. that is not true. if you read the wall street journal this morning you ll see a tea party member judge john carter is working for an immigration reform bill on these issues. i want to get to an answer on that. patti ann: unfortunately, we are coming up to a hard break. i do want to see matt,
joe arpaio, of course one of the most colorful populist demagogues, announcing he has a second calling, at this stage in his career, is moving to discrimination against seniors. i think it is a much bet ariste issue for him to work on. that aside, here is my question. okay, please explain to me the game plan here. the game plan is supposed to be this deal the gang of 8 hold together. held up through mark up. has a big majority. 60 vote. maybe 70. comes out of the senate and forces the house to take it up. i don t understand if that game plan is still operable. so explain to me how this moves forward. why i should believe this is going to happen. i feel the house has its own process. there is a gang of seven now.