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Getting Closer to the DREAM Act! - The Dream Action Coalition

Getting Closer to the DREAM Act!

Getting Closer to the DREAM Act!

filibuster call senatorThe U.S. Senate is broken! The unprecedented misuse of non-sense rules and procedures in the Senate has been used to obstruct, delay, and stifle debate; which is what caused the DREAM Act to fail in 2010. Republicans filibustered the DREAM Act and instead of needing 51 votes to pass it, we needed 60 to overcome the filibuster and vote on the bill.

But Senators can fix this problem and help us get closer to obtaining a legal status for undocumented youth and our families. Call your senators at 202-224-3121 NOW and ask them to reform the rules.

Under the current broken system, senators do not even have to stand and speak to block a bill. To an extent unprecedented in American history, 60 votes has become the need threshold for nearly every order of Senate business.

As you know, DRM leadership have taken a stance in court and filed a lawsuit against the Senate for filibustering the DREAM Act. But that is just one way to make change! Tell your Senator that they ALSO have the power to change their own rules.

When the next congress takes office in January, the Senate will have one opportunity to reform the rules with a simple majority vote. We are already gaining extraordinary momentum, but we can’t do it without you!

We need you to join us in a national day of action to support Senate rules reform. Call 202-224-3121 today and ask your senators to support reforms that they can debate and vote on the critical issues facing our undocumented community.

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