Originally Posted by eva02

Democrats don’t want a “showdown” with Republicans and the White House over the Dream Act, but “we are not going to leave town without it,” the Senate minority whip said.

On the House side, minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is circulating a discharge petition to try and force a floor vote on the House version of the Dream Act (H.R. 3440), which currently has 191 co-sponsors from both parties. “They’re doing well,” and a floor vote this way allows House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to avoid the potential political consequences of having brought it to the floor himself, Durbin said.