6. I think many had said the same thing on DADT. I think there is a chance.
Thanks for telling me that they can still vote if it's brought up again. I hope Reid makes a move. Maybe they can push the issue before and after the break before the new congress is sworn in.
Reid couldn't get cloture. They weren't 1 vote short or 2 votes short, they were 5 short.
The votes just aren't there to pass DREAM this session.
The next time it would have a serious chance at passage will be January 2013. And that is only IF we win the House back and a lot of Senate seats in the Nov 2012 elections..
17. I know it's a long shot, but the only hope I see would be some sort of
compromise in which the GOP would agree to pass the Dream Act in return for giving the GOP what it wants on other issues. Theoretically that could happen during the next session of Congress, but I seriously doubt it.
14. No, they pushed the Defense Authorization bill, of which DADT repeal was part
Collins and Brown said they would vote for DADT repeal if it wasn't part of the full authorization, so Pelosi got the plain DADT repeal passed and Reid brought it to the floor.
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