Bernie Sanders: I won't vote to keep government open without DACA fix

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Published Nov. 3, 2017
by Will Drabold

Excerpt:

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Friday that he would not vote to keep the federal government open past Dec. 15 without protections for recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.

In a tweet on Friday, Sanders became the third senator to say he would reject a spending bill without DACA protections. Republicans will need 60 votes in the Senate to pass legislation to keep the government open.

Members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus said Thursday they would reject a reported deal between President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans to propose a government funding bill without protections for DACA recipients.

The flashpoint is a result of Trump’s decision to end the DACA program, with six months’ notice, in September. The DACA program gave about 800,000 people legal protections to work, study and live in the U.S.


Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) Eric Rojas/AP

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1. Good for Bernie!! Leading once again!!