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From @pwolgin
House will soon vote on the "Previous Question" which would end debate, and allow the House to vote on the Rule (be… https://t.co/ZwOmlr8Dyv
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Now voting on the Previous Question - 15 minute vote (and since it's the first vote, likely a long vote...)
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Previous Question vote passes 228 to 192. Next vote will be on the Rule itself, which will govern the debate over… https://t.co/ibYZiOb0W1
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And now onto the second procedural vote, on the Rule itself. #DreamAndPromiseNow
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The Rule governing #HR6 debate just passed! 219 to 203. 9 Dems voted against the rule; no Repubs voted for it. Tw… https://t.co/FuHyADubJ4
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(And before we get to the #HR6 debate, the House is considering a bi-partisan Senate-passed bill on emergency preparedness...)
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And the full roll call vote on the Rule just went up. Here are the 9 Dems who voted against the Rule: Brindisi Cun… https://t.co/m69EW7zNhA
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The House Floor debate over #DreamAndPromiseNow has begun! 2 hours of debate time, equally split between supporters and opponents of #HR6.
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Huge applause breaking out as @SpeakerPelosi finishes her remarks in favor of #HR6! #DreamAndPromiseNow
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Homestretch now. Rep. Collins now giving closing remarks, and then Rep. Lofgren will do the same. Then voting. #DreamAndPromiseNow
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.@RepZoeLofgren "It's interesting to hear [from R's] that this bill has been jammed [through] because we have been… https://t.co/qV9cbYj7ER
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OK now the House is starting to take votes. But before #HR6, they are voting on a resolution for the 30th anniversary of Tiananmen Square.
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Here we go: Now moving on to the Motion to Recommit, the last chance for the minority to try and damage #HR6. Rep… https://t.co/LHL7sm5VFE
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This MTR would significantly broaden the gang provisions, and make it much more likely that people who are in no wa… https://t.co/40bF5RZA0y
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The current language in #HR6 says that gang members, under the bill, are those who have "knowingly, willfully, and… https://t.co/bCZqP4opcY
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#HR6 already has strong protections to ensure that those in gangs are not afforded protections. But it also makes s… https://t.co/saYcQYWfTc
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Now onto voting on the MTR.
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The MTR fails! 221 no's to 202 yes's. 10 Ds voted in favor; 1 R voted against. Hugely important, and means that t… https://t.co/mHIejSD1GA
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OK here we go: Final vote to pass #HR6!
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HISTORIC VICTORY! #DreamAndPromiseNow PASSES THE HOUSE!!! Chants of Si Se Puede and Yes We Can breaking out! Fina… https://t.co/vRK423Rddl
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@pwolgin @womensmarch Does this now go to the Senate......
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.@sariedinger: CAP (@pwolgin 's employer) is funded by Big Biz. The anti-American #DREAMAct is a dream for Big Biz: it'd add 2 million new legal workers to the labor supply, depressing wages. It'd also keep some Americans out of college. And, it'd braindrain the third world.