WATCH LIVE: Pelosi, Democrats discuss DREAM Act 12PM

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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, will speak Tuesday about the DREAM Act, a bill being pushed by Democrats and some Republicans as a legislative solution for the expiring Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Pelosi is expected to speak with other Democrats about the DREAM Act around noon ET Tuesday.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he wants to pass a “clean version” of the DREAM Act, unattached to other pieces of important legislation — including tax reform and the debt ceiling — that will make their way through Congress this fall. But some Republicans have said they won’t support that approach. Tuesday’s press conference could offer more insight into how supporters of the DREAM Act, including Pelosi, intend to move forward. In a joint news conference about the DREAM Act with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, earlier this month, Durbin said he hoped to have a vote on the legislation by the end of September.

Hopefully they drop the idea of wanting to push a clean bill and announce that they are willing to compromise on Border Security to get DA passed as soon as possible.

@LisaMascaro 17 minutes ago

Save the date: Pelosi aiming for Sept. 25 discharge petition vote, if Rs sign on, for straight #DreamAct

@eyokley 26 minutes ago

.@WhipHoyer is in predicting mode: "I'm convinced, absolutely convinced, if the Dream Act comes to the floor of the House, it will pass."

Neat!

Is that the one that requires the 218 signatures? I checked yesterday and they still had 4

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.

They can't beginning gathering the signatures until 7 days after they filed it. So this Thursday they can start..

I wonder if they really believe a clean DA bill would pass.

That's the way to go, a win-win, no political damage for republicans.