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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
country i know. i don't know anything about mexico. sure i know the culture and everything but i don't know all of it. >> maria, what is it that your dream would take you? when you're home thinking gosh, if i could only do this, this is what i would do. what are you going to be doing in five or ten years when we talk? >> well, right now i'm in the csi nursing program, well, pre-requisite, and i'm going to continue my dream for being a nurse and if a possibility of ever joining the military happens i will join right on the spot. and i'm going to try to become a military nurse. >> maria vazquez thank you for being with me i so appreciate your time. >> you're welcome. thank you for having me. >> thank you. i want to take you back to gilbert, arizona, the scene of a transformer fire i was showing you a little bit ago. there you see the -- this is happening at the srp generating plant. you can see firefighters are there on the scene. they've put the flames out. officials say the transformer carries electricity but as of