Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Grassroots Lobby Day 3

DREAM Act Lame Duck
Wednesday, December 1, 2010

HOUSE TARGETS

Boucher, Rick (Rep. - 09th) D - VA
Taylor, Gene (Rep. - 04th) D - MS
Baird, Brian (Rep. - 03rd) D - WA
Marshall, Jim (Rep. - 08th) D - GA
McIntyre, Mike (Rep. - 07th) D - NC
Barrow, John (Rep. - 12th) D - GA
Bright, Bobby (Rep. - 02nd) D - AL
Childers, Travis (Rep. - 01st) D - MS
Kratovil, Frank (Rep. - 01st) D - MD
Murphy, Patrick J. (Rep. - 08th) D - PA
Nye, Glenn (Rep. - 02nd) D - VA
Shuler, Heath (Rep. - 11th) D - NC
DeFazio, Peter (Rep. - 04th) D - OR
Melancon, Charles (Rep. - 03rd) D - LA
Hill, Baron (Rep. - 09th) D - IN
Matheson, Jim (Rep. - 02nd) D - UT
Ross, Mike (Rep. - 04th) D - AR
Altmire, Jason (Rep. - 04th) D - PA
Davis, Artur (Rep. - 07th) D - AL
Donnelly, Joe (Rep. - 02nd) D - IN
Ellsworth, Brad (Rep. - 08th) D - IN
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie (Rep. - at large) D - SD
Klein, Ron (Rep. - 22nd) D - FL
Minnick, Walter (Rep. - 01st) D - ID
Bean, Melissa (Rep. - 08th) D - IL
Carney, Christopher (Rep. - 10th) D - PA
Holden, Tim (Rep. - 17th) D - PA
Kanjorski, Paul (Rep. - 11th) D - PA
Kissell, Larry (Rep. - 08th) D - NC
Kosmas, Suzanne (Rep. - 24th) D - FL
Gordon, Bart (Rep. - 06th) D - TN
Visclosky, Peter (Rep. - 01st) D - IN
Kagen, M.D., Steven (Rep. - 08th) D - WI
Arcuri, Michael A. (Rep. - 24th) D - NY
Space, Zack T. (Rep. - 18th) D - OH
Stupak, Bart (Rep. - 01st) D - MI
Adler, John (Rep. - 03rd) D - NJ
Bishop, Timothy (Rep. - 01st) D - NY
Boccieri, John (Rep. - 16th) D - OH
Boren, Dan (Rep. - 02nd) D - OK
Boswell, Leonard (Rep. - 03rd) D - IA
Carnahan, Russ (Rep. - 03rd) D - MO
Connolly, Gerry (Rep. - 11th) D - VA
Cooper, Jim (Rep. - 05th) D - TN
Costello, Jerry (Rep. - 12th) D - IL
Courtney, Joe (Rep. - 02nd) D - CT
Dahlkemper, Kathy (Rep. - 03rd) D - PA
Driehaus, Steven (Rep. - 01st) D - OH
Etheridge, Bob (Rep. - 02nd) D - NC
Foster, Bill (Rep. - 14th) D - IL
Giffords, Gabrielle (Rep. - 08th) D - AZ
Hall, John (Rep. - 19th) D - NY
Halvorson, Debbie (Rep. - 11th) D - IL
Himes, Jim (Rep. - 04th) D - CT
Hodes, Paul (Rep. - 02nd) D - NH
Kildee, Dale (Rep. - 05th) D - MI
Kilroy, Mary Jo (Rep. - 15th) D - OH
Kirkpatrick, Ann (Rep. - 01st) D - AZ
Larson, John (Rep. - 01st) D - CT
Lipinski, Daniel (Rep. - 03rd) D - IL
Loebsack, Dave (Rep. - 02nd) D - IA
Michaud, Michael (Rep. - 02nd) D - ME
Mitchell, Harry (Rep. - 05th) D - AZ
Oberstar, James (Rep. - 08th) D - MN
Peters, Gary (Rep. - 09th) D - MI
Pomeroy, Earl (Rep. - at large) D - ND
Ruppersberger, Dutch (Rep. - 02nd) D - MD
Schauer, Mark (Rep. - 07th) D - MI
Schwartz, Allyson (Rep. - 13th) D - PA
Scott, David (Rep. - 13th) D - GA
Shea-Porter, Carol (Rep. - 01st) D - NH
Skelton, Ike (Rep. - 04th) D - MO
Spratt, John (Rep. - 05th) D - SC
Tanner, John (Rep. - 08th) D - TN
Teague, Harry (Rep. - 02nd) D - NM
Titus, Dina (Rep. - 03rd) D - NV
Van Hollen, Chris (Rep. - 08th) D - MD
Walz, Tim (Rep. - 01st) D - MN
Wilson, Charlie (Rep. - 06th) D - OH
Yarmuth, John (Rep. - 03rd) D - KY

House Democrats have been informally "whipping" its caucus for sometime now, trying to round up enough votes to pass the DREAM Act.  Reports indicate that the informal whipping that has been going on will soon be formalized.  When asked on Wednesday whether Democrats had the requisite 218 votes that would be needed to pass the DREAM Act, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) replied, "I think we would have the votes when we bring it to the floor.”

Hoyer said that that the House of Representatives will take up the DREAM Act during the Lame Duck Session, hinting that it could do so as soon as this week, and that it would do so regardless of whether the Senate first takes up the measure.  If the House Democratic Leadership follows through on Hoyer's pledge, it would represent the first time in the four years that Democrats have been in control of the U.S. House of Representatives that the House will have taken the lead on a controversial pro-immigrant immigration measure rather than waiting for the Senate to act first.

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