25 Dems vow to block spending without Dream Act

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Source: The Hill

House Democrats are escalating their threat to oppose a year-end spending bill unless it includes deportation relief for more than 1 million immigrants brought to the country without legal permission as kids.

A group of 25 House Democrats said Wednesday they won’t vote for any government spending bill, risking a shutdown, unless Congress passes the Dream Act — a measure that would provide permanent residency and a path to citizenship to that group of immigrants.

Reps. Luis Gutiérrez (Ill.), Raul Grijalva (Ariz.) and Adriano Espaillat (N.Y.) penned an op-ed in The Hill Wednesday taking that stance. They shared the text with their Democratic colleagues, 22 of whom decided to endorse the idea, according to Gutiérrez.

“We didn’t lobby, we didn’t do anything,” Gutiérrez said. “Had we tried, we’d have many, many more.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/latino/359504-25-dems-vow-to-block-spending-without-dream-act

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Don't think they can stop it. Only delay it through procedure.

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1. The House Dems can't stop it

There are 241 Rs in the House and they only need 218 to pass any legislation there. Really, there is no shut-down risk from that chamber unless a bunch of moderate Rs (that same "25" number) go along with all the Ds.

The Senate is a different animal however...