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Ruben Gallego

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
383 total appearances

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Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

And some of this has been Democrats on our part.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

We had the opportunity to pass the DREAM Act.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

We didn't.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

Three Democrats joined with Republicans to block the DREAM Act.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

A dumb move on their part.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

They assumed that it would be politically โ€“

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

It would politically hurt them to give DREAMers, you know, pathetic citizenship.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

Republicans on the other end also thought, you know, that if any type of immigration reform happens, you know, it would be in the world.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

So they filibustered that.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

There is no world, just to be clear, and I think Democrats explained it, there's no world that we're going to get comprehensive immigration reform with the filibuster.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

It's just not going to happen.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

And what has happened in the past is that Republicans have said no, and the Democrats continue to push forward this massive, massive bill that makes it easier for them to say no.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

So two things are going to have to occur.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

We're going to have to start doing piecemeal legislation, which...

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

You know, some of these groups have been against for quite a while, or we have to bust a filibuster and just get this done, which I am for.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

But the status of us not doing anything, by the way, is the thing that's hurting us the most.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

The fact that we keep talking about it is what hurts the most when it comes to some of these voters that we keep promising we're going to do it.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

Well, it's not a focus.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

It's more of a warning shot because you were dealing with multi-billion dollar corporations that right now feel that they can do whatever they want.

Plain English with Derek Thompson
Trump Is Doubling Down on Iran. How Should Democrats Respond?

Now, why does that matter?