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| https://lacyclay.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/clay-grijalva-thank-missouri-dreamers-pledge-not-support-year-end | Clay, Grijalva Thank Missouri Dreamers, Pledge Not to Support Year-End Spending Bill Unless it Includes a Clean Dream Act | 2017-11-17 | 2017 | 2017-11 | Democrat | House | MO | William Clay | C001049 | lacyclay.house.gov | legacy | WASHINGTON, DC – On the heels of last week’s very successful DACA Summit at Saint Louis University, Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (D) Missouri and Congressman Raul Grijalva (D) Arizona, Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus; today thanked Missouri Dreamers for their dedication to defending young Americans who are currently protected by DACA, and they restated their demand for an up or down vote on H.R. 3440, the Dream Act of 2017, which is cosponsored by Mr. Clay, Mr. Grijalva and 198 other Members of Congress from across the nation. Clay and Grijalva also restated their pledge to vote against any year-end spending bill that does not include the Clean Dream Act language to grant permanent legal status to over 800,000 young Americans who are at risk of deportation. In their letter to Missouri Dreamers, Mr. Clay and Mr. Grijalva said in-part: “We commend you for your leadership; it is much needed during these times of frustration and uncertainly for families across the country. We are proud cosponsors of H.R. 3440, the only bipartisan and bicameral legislation that would provide relief for Dreamers and a pathway to citizenship. If Congressional Republicans do not bring the Clean Dream Act as a stand-along bill to the House floor, we will not support any year-end spending legislation that does not include the Clean Dream Act.” Because of President Trump’s action to end former President Obama’s “Deferred Action for Child Arrivals,”(DACA) - over 800,000 young Americans, including at least 700 in the St. Louis area, are at risk of deportation beginning in March of 2018 if Congress fails to act. The complete text of the letter to Missouri Dreamers from Mr. Clay and Mr. Grijalva is attached. -30- | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |