DREAM Act

Are Democrats Falling For Rubio's Trap On The DREAM Act?

Sahil Kapur | May 14, 2012, 4:42AM

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)

As he prepares to release his scaled-back version of the DREAM Act, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is simultaneously laying the groundwork to blame the White House for its impending failure -- and Democrats appear to be falling into his trap. It's election-year jujitsu for Rubio, who is helping the GOP court Hispanic voters and keeping the door open to the vice presidency.

"One of the things that has already been documented is that the White House has been -- the articles that have been written, two or three by now -- the White House has been calling in DREAM Act advocates and asking them, almost ordering them, not to work with me on this issue," Rubio told Laura Ingraham last Thursday on her radio show. "They have been counting on using this issue as a wedge issue in October to drive up turnout."

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Obstructionism

Who's Hurt Most? Bunning's Filibuster Affects More Than 400,000

Christina Bellantoni | March 2, 2010, 9:26AM

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY)

The Department of Labor calculates that 400,000 people will lose unemployment benefits if the Senate isn't able to break Sen. Jim Bunning's blockade of a measure that would extend the benefits.

The Labor tally says Bunning has "blocked the process each time" and Secretary Hilda Solis complained that "[t]he consequences of partisan obstructionism could not be clearer."

"If the extension is not approved immediately, millions of Americans could lose the safety net programs they deserve and desperately need," she said.

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