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Nov 6, 2014 3:53pm

I believe that if the president continues to act on his own, he is going to poison the well, Boehner, R-Ohio, said during a news conference at the Capitol today. When you play with matches, you take the risk of burning yourself, and hes going to burn himself if he continues to go down this path.

In early September, Obama said he would delay executive action on immigration reform until after the election. One action he could take is to extend his 2012 executive action called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals initiative, which kept children of undocumented immigrants from being deported if they were under age 30 and brought here before 2007.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 6, 2014.Cliff Owen/AP Photo

The American people made it clear Election Day: They want to get things done, and they dont want the president acting on a unilateral basis, Boehner added.

Although Boehner reiterated he believes its time to reform the countrys immigration laws, he would not commit to a House vote next year, even if the president agreed to delay executive action during the lame duck session of Congress.

It is time for the Congress of the United States to deal with a very difficult issue in our society, Boehner said. This immigration issue has become a political football over the last 10 years or more. Its just time to deal with it.

Boehners conference will grow by at least 13 seats, pushing the GOPs majority to its largest since 1929, but he rejected the notion that it might inspire some of his more conservative colleagues to overplay their hand.

My jobs not to get along with the president just to get along with him, Boehner said. The fact is, my job is listening to my members and listening to the American people and make their priorities our priorities.

The House is set to reconvene Nov. 12 to begin the 15-day lame duck session of Congress.

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