Michael Steel: House Speaker John Boehner

House Speaker John Boehner: Referring to GOP members, Pelosi added, "I've heard them say to the Irish, 'If it was just you, this would be easy.'", according to CNN. Michael Steel, spokesman for House Speaker John Boehner, didn't directly respond to Pelosi citing race, but insisted the House isn't moving forward on immigration legislation because Republicans don't trust the President to carry out the laws in place now and "I think race has something to do with the fact that they're not bringing up an immigration bill," Pelosi told reporters at her weekly press conference Thursday. Follow @politicalticker Follow @deirdrewalsh Pelosi was responding to a question about Attorney General Eric Holder's remarks at a civil rights event suggesting congressional Republicans treated him and President Obama differently than others who have held their positions. The Democratic Leader sidestepped whether she believed race was a factor in the GOP's posture, but said of congressional Republicans, "generally speaking they are disrespectful to the representatives of the President's administration, very disrespectful." (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.