Mr. Durbin it was about six or seven years ago when i wrote to president obama, who had been my colleague in the senate and a cosponsor of the dream act, and asked him to use his power as president to help these young people. And he eventually issued daca. The program that gave young people across america who were undocumented a chance to come forward, to give all their personal information to the government, to submit themselves to a criminal background check, to pay a substantial filing fee, and if they were approved to have a twoyear opportunity to stay in the United States without deportation and with an opportunity to work. That is what daca is all about. 780,000 young people took advantage of that opportunity created by president obama. Senator graham and i agree on many thing. We disagree on daca. I think it was a proper exercise of president obamas authority. He sees it differently. But even though we come to that issue with a difference of opinion, we are in agreement as to wh
Pay a substantial filing fee and if they were approved, to have a twoyear opportunity to stay in the United States without deportation and with the opportunity to work. That is what daca is all about. People took advantage of that opportunity created by president obama. Senator graham and i agree on many things and disagree on daca. I think it was a proper exercise of president obamas authority. He sees it differently. But even though we come to that issue with a difference of opinion, we are in agreement as to where we are today. It is time for us in congress to do the right thing for america and right thing for these young people and their families and pass the dream act, to make it the law of the land and to do it now. The decision that was announced today by the Trump White House was a disappointment to me, the first and only direct conversation that i have had with President Trump was the day of inauguration and i thank him for the kind words he said about dreamers and daca and he
Toddlers and infants and children deserved an opportunity to make their way in america and prove themselves and that that law was going to give them a chance. 16 years that weve been working on this project. It was about six or seven years ago when i wrote to president obama, who had been my colleague in the senate and a cosponsor of the dream act, and asked him to use his power as president to help these young people. And he eventually issued daca. The program that gave young people across america who were undocumented a chance to come forward, to give all their personal information to the government, to submit themselves to a criminal background check, to pay a substantial filing fee, and if they were approved to have a twoyear opportunity to stay in the United States without deportation and with an opportunity to work. That is what daca is all about. 780,000 young people took advantage of that opportunity created by president obama. Senator graham and i agree on many thing. We disag
Mr. Durbin good afternoon. Im honored to be here with my colleague, lindsey graham. Its good to business with him. Weve worked on a number of issues on a bipartisan basis. This is one of our most important priorities. Now, it was 16 years ago when i introduced the dream act. 16 years ago when the notion that these young people who were brought to the United States as toddlers and infants and children deserved an opportunity to make their way in america and prove themselves and that that law was going to give them a chance. 16 years that weve been working on this project. It was about six or seven years ago when i wrote to president obama, who had been my colleague in the senate and a cosponsor of the dream act, and asked him to use his power as president to help these young people. And he eventually issued daca. The program that gave young people across america who were undocumented a chance to come forward, to give all their personal information to the government, to submit themselves
Bloombergs chief washington correspondent, kevin cirilli, on capitol hill. The opportunity to pass a bill without the democrats did outweigh the complaints that some lawmakers had. Complaints, most notably from republicans in states like california and new york over exemptions to the state and local tax production still will not seemingly be enough to block tax legislation built when it comes to the floor. The budget in the house of representatives on a 216to 12 margin with five members abstaining. Is not enough for them to, should they form a coalition, to block any type of tax reform bill once it is brought to the forefront. Things could get interesting during the public hearings. Within the last hour, weve heard all right jokingly suggest that when they do unveil their tax plan on november 1, President Trump will be overseas in asia. Markup is slated as of now for november 6, one week away from monday. One a listen to what republican representative had to say about what he is holdin