Republican Rep. Jeff Flake says he was booted from his seat on the House Judiciary committee because of his stand on comprehensive immigration reform:

"The Judiciary Committee hasn't exactly been the friendliest place for those who favor comprehensive reform. And leadership was not happy that I was not happy with their strategy -- which was to do nothing," Flake told the San Antonio Express-News.

Flake also said Minority Leader Boehner told him that "the party did not want to reward bad behavior - and 'bad behavior' is having a different opinion on immigration, for one." Flake told the Arizona Republic: "They know a comprehensive immigration package is coming with my name on it."

Flake has been reassigned to seats on the Foreign Affairs and Resources committees.