Not dream related, but still found it interesting that they are willing to bring this up for a vote. Have they taken the Latino vote for granted so much that they won't at least pass the dream act to energize the Latino base? Every constituency in the democratic party is getting something with the exception of the immigration reform crowd.
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Democratic leaders hope to rally their rank-and-file troops this week by dealing with controversial campaign finance legislation just before lawmakers hit the campaign trail.
Obama took a timeout from his messaging campaign on jobs and the economy to hold a Rose Garden press conference Monday urging Senate passage of the Disclose Act
Brown has pledged to oppose the bill, but Democrats say they could still win the support of Snowe and Collins and maybe a few other Republicans.
“We’re working very hard on getting a Republican,” Schumer told reporters. “There are a number of possibilities. You never know until you call the vote.”
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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign...to-soothe-left
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