New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver wants action now.

He wants lawmakers to increase minimum wage sooner and to pass the Dream Act.

"We don't want to wait until next year," he said, according to Star Gazette.

Though the Dream Act failed in the state Senate earlier in the year, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said he will continue to keep trying to get it passed. The Dream Act was not included in the budget agreements created by Cuomo and other legislative leaders.

The Dream Act would cost about $25 million, and it would benefit about 8,300 students at New York universities.

Silver also wants the minimum wage to be raised from $8 to $9 by the end of the year, which would then increase based on inflation. Currently, minimum wage is set to increase to $8.75 by the end of 2014, and it will go up to $9 at the end of 2015.

Before the session closes, Silver said, "There are a number of things we're going to still deal with."

Last week, Assemblyman Francisco Moya told The Wall Street Journal that the bill was being reintroduced.

"The bill is alive," he said. "The Dream Act is not dead."

And Silver previously talked about his plans to bring the act to a vote again.

"We will not stand idly by and let the dream of New York's immigrant youth dissolve," he said. "We will lead the way and continue fighting to ensure full passage of the Dream ACt, once and for all."

Republicans, such as house's co-leader Dean Skeos, voted against the Dream Act, which failed 30-29 in the Senate. The bill is seen as a reflection of how immigrants are treated in the country.