(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-08) joined more than 100 House Democrats and Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) in calling on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to schedule a vote on the American Dream and Promise Act (H.R. 6), legislation that passed the House of Representatives a year ago and would give Dreamers a path to citizenship. Last week, the Supreme Court’s landmark decision rejected the Trump administration’s repeal of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
The Members wrote: “With Republicans in the majority, the United States Senate has failed to challenge the most anti-immigrant President in modern history. It is not too late to change course. As Majority Leader, you can immediately schedule a vote in the Senate for the American Dream and Promise Act. It would be an American tragedy to deport DACA recipients who are saving lives in the midst of this pandemic.”
The letter was led by Chairman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and H.R.6 lead author Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40). The letter was signed by H.R.6 co-author Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-12), H.R. 6 co-author Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-9), Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), First Vice Chair Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), Second Vice Chair Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44), Whip Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Freshman Representative Veronica Escobar (TX-16),Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (CA-13), Congressman A. Donald McEachin (VA-04), Congressman Albio Sires (NJ-8), ), Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D. (NC-12), Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Congressman Adam Schiff (CA-28), Congressman Al Green (TX-9), Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (FL-20), Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-7), Congressman Adam Smith (WA-9), Congressman Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14), Congressman André Carson (IN-7), Congresswoman Linda T. Sánchez (CA-38), Congressman Andy Kim (NJ-3), Congressman Antonio Delgado (NY-13), Congressman Ben Ray Luján (NM-3), Congressman Bill Foster (IL-11), Congresswoman Brenda L. Lawrence (MI-14), Congresswoman Cindy Axne (IA-03), Congressman David Price (NC-4), Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01), Congresswoman Dina Titus (NV-3), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-At Large), Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34), Congressman G. K. Butterfield (NC-01), Congresswoman Grace F. Napolitano (CA-32), Congressman Gregory W. Meeks (NY-5), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (GA-4), Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-5), Congressman Jamie Raskin (MD-8), Congresswoman Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-2), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), Congressman Bennie G. Thompson (MS-2), Congressman Bobby L. Rush (IL-1), Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (NY-12), Congressman Danny K. Davis (IL-7), Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-1), Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-12), Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-7), Congressman Eliot L. Engel (NY-16), Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06), Congressman Gerald E. “Gerry” Connolly (VA-11), Congresswoman Grace Meng (NY-6), Congresswoman Gwen Moore (WI-4), Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-2),Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (FL-9), Congressman J. Luis Correa (CA-46), Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-18), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13), Congresswoman Betty McCollum (MN-4), Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Congressman Cedric Richmond (LA-2), Congressman Darren Soto (FL-09), Congressman David Scott (GA-13), Congresswoman Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26), Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-3), Congressman Emanuel Cleaver, II (MO-5), Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24), Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros, Jr. (CA-39), Congressman Greg Stanton (AZ-9), Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), Congresswoman Jackie Speier (NY-14), Congressman Jim Langevin (RI-2), Congressman Jared Huffman (CA-2), Congressman Jason Crow (CA-6), Congressman Jim Costa (CA-16), Congressman John Garamendi (CA-3), Congressman Juan Vargas (CA-51), Congresswoman Karen Bass (CA-33), Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (DE-At-large), Congresswoman Madeleine Dean (PA-4), Congressman Mark Pocan (WI-2), Congresswoman Norma Torres (CA-35), Congressman Pete Aguilar (CA-31), Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-8), Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), Congressman Salud Carbajal (CA-24), Congressman Steven Horsford (NV-04), Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29), Congressman Tony Cárdenas (CA-29), Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-3), Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Congressman José Serrano (NY-15), Congressman Jesús "Chuy" García (IL-04), Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5), Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), Congressman Mark Takano (CA-41), Congressman Peter DeFazio (OR-04), Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Congressman Sanford Bishop (GA-2), Congresswoman Susan Davis (CA-53), Congressman Ted Lieu (CA-33), Congresswoman Val Demings (FL-10), Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-9), Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-36), Congressman Joe Neguse (CO-2), Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III (MA-3), Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-3), Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), Congressman Paul D. Tonko (NY-20), Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-7), Congressman Raúl M. Grijalva (AZ-3), Congressman Scott H. Peters (CA-54), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), Congressman TJ Cox (CA-21), and Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18).
Full text of the letter can be found here.
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