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Hispanic Caucus chair to Ryan on DACA: ‘You and I, let's get this done’http://thehill.com/latino/377065-hispanic-caucus-chair-to-ryan-on-daca-you-and-i-lets-get-this-doneThe top Hispanic House Democrat on Tuesday challenged Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) to sit down with her to find a bipartisan replacement for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D-N.M.), the chairwoman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), walked uninvited to Ryan's Capitol Hill office to deliver her request, along with a handwritten note and a hula hoop.
“DACA recipients have shown that they’re willing to jump through any hoop to stay in the only country they know. Let’s show them that we’re willing to do the same,” read Lujan Grisham’s note.
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During her visit to Ryan’s office, Lujan Grisham ran into Republican Reps. Mario Díaz-Balart (Fla.) and Jeff Denham (Calif.), both supporters of relief for Dreamers.
“It's nice that [they] were there because it shows that we are still really fighting as a bipartisan block to get leadership on both sides,” she said. “My job is to make sure that Democrats are clear — the leadership — that the omnibus is a leverage point. You need to be using it, you need to find every vehicle to solve this problem productively.”
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