The Daily Rundown   |  January 28, 2013

The Gaggle: Good news for immigration reform?

The Gaggle talks about immigration and gives their shameless plugs.

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>>> let's bring back the gaggle. a little immigration talk. immigration, i feel like we're going through a kabuki theater . we know this is going to get done and signed. i sort of envision a fourth of july signing ceremony, almost. do it on a fourth of july.

>> well, it would be great if it happened. if it happened that quickly, and who knows? but i think it was good to see a bipartisan group of senators out there leading on this. i think the president's perfectly happy with that. he's out in las vegas today and he'll weigh in. but somebody -- this has to pass with bipartisan support in the senate if it has any chance at all in the house.

>> and if it does get 75 votes in the senate, that's always been my assumption, that that's what they're looking for. 75 votes, about half the republican -- then that forces boehner 's hand to go even if he doesn't have a majority of the majority, right?

>> but i think boehner wants to see immigration. i think boehner has had this on his radar for a long time.

>> but they'll be with boehner .

>> this could be a winning message for republicans. rubio moving out in a bipartisan way yesterday allows him smartly to be positioned, is not in a position of blocking immigration reform . so i'm optimistic.

>> am i being too naive? could the right still kill this?

>> i think speaker boehner has already proven that he's willing to bring a bill to the floor with hurricane sandy and i think he does want to get it done.

>> shameless plugs? phil?

>> shameless plug for my friend, jenny horn who was elected chairman of the gop this weekend. she's a terrific person. for all of you people running for president in 2013 , get to know here!

>> there it is, on the rolodex. mr. gonzalez?

>> plug one of my own stories. today at rollcall.com, kelly ward , 32, mother of 15mond running a very important operation.

>> i'm working on a documentary with the bbc called "what if women ran the world?"

>> less corruption, less war?

>> yes, not just in the united states but around the world.

>> a woman runs europe, her name is angela merkel .

>> and it's soon to be in the united states . so following right along.

>> fair enough. that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." see you right back here tomorrow. coming up next, chris jansing . bye-bye. and...done. did