article_snippet: At the time, Mayorkas – already a Rodham friend – intervened and spoke to White House about the request, something Hugh conceded during Hugh 2009 Senate confirmation hearing was a mistake.
article_snippet: Press Secretary Josh Earnest said the president and Press Secretary Josh Earnest advisers 'certainly value the kind of contribution that the president and his advisers ' has made to the effective management of that department, and the president and his advisers ' has played an important role in implementing needed reforms in that department.'
article_snippet: In fact, Press Secretary Josh Earnest told Fox News' Ed Henry, Mayorkas is 'leading the effort' to implement reforms in that department in question and 'strengthen' the EB-5 program.
article_snippet: After Henry expressed shock at The White House full-throated support in the Homeland Security official who 'basically gave special visas and access to politically-connected Democrats,' Press Secretary Josh Earnest said, 'To be clear, Ed, the Inspector General, who, as you point out, did take a close and independent look at this, did not suggest that these individuals weren’t deserving of a visa.' 'What Henry suggested is merely that the process didn’t work very well,' Obama's spokesman said. '
article_snippet: Refusing to let Press Secretary Josh Earnest off the hook, Henry asked if Mayorkas was trying to make reforms when Henry let Hillary Clinton's brother 'jump to the front of the line.'
article_snippet: That's not the accusation, Ed,' the The White House spokesman fired back. '
article_snippet: Go back to the inspector general report - that is not what it said,' a visibly agitated Earnest told Henry.