Congress on cusp of bypassing Paul Ryan and forcing vote on “Dreamers”

Published: June 6, 2018, 6:04 a.m.

With the help of two Texas border Democrats, lawmakers are just three votes shy of having the number needed to bypass House Speaker Paul Ryan and force a vote on “Dreamers.”
On Tuesday, Democratic U.S. Reps. Vicente Gonzalez and Filemon Vela announced they would in fact sign onto the petition another border congressman Republican Will Hurd, originally spearheaded.

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