voted against. >> americans in our armed forces are being hammered with layoffs and reductions in force. representative gallego's amendment worsens their plight. >> right now in america dreamers can be drafted into the military but they can't sign up to serve in the military force they choose. that's simply unacceptable. these young people are americans in every respect except on paper. i. >> maria vasquez is one of those dreamers, arriving in the u.s. from mexico when she was six then joining the army jrotc programs with hopes of becoming a military nurse. she joins me this morning. maria, good to see you. >> hello. >> what was your reaction to this vote yesterday? >> well i was kind of upset because, you know i want to join the army and become a military nurse and the fact that this got shot down made me upset