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D-Calif .,: Aviation Administration and Two-Thirds Majority

d-calif .,: The vote was 245-171, short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass, according to Metro News. America's patriotic young Dreamers must have swift action on the bipartisan DREAM Act, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said before the vote. Republicans had hoped to pass a package of legislation addressing the Federal Aviation Administration and the tax breaks, but opposition from Pelosi and other Democrats stopped the bill from being passed on an expedited basis. Lawmakers are expected to try again as the week progresses. House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., accused Democrats of putting politics before disaster relief and air traffic safety. Neither party wants to be blamed for the furlough of air traffic control workers or for hurricane assistance being delayed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.