{"id":2562803,"date":"2026-02-02T21:40:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-unsure-on-schumers-deal-to-reopen-government\/"},"modified":"2026-02-02T21:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T02:42:51","slug":"house-democrats-unsure-on-schumers-deal-to-reopen-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-unsure-on-schumers-deal-to-reopen-government\/","title":{"rendered":"House Democrats unsure on Schumer&#8217;s deal to reopen government"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-democrats-unsure-on-schumers-deal-to-reopen-government%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2562803&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Washington Examiner reports that House Democrats are still undecided about backing Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer\u2019s deal to reopen the government. Although Schumer has support from the Senate and some senior Democrats, a number of House Democrats are split on how or whether to vote for the funding package.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The package includes funding the government with a two-week continuing resolution for the Department of Homeland Security, allowing time to negotiate changes to ICE operations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Steny Hoyer and James Clyburn urged colleagues to vote for the bill, signaling support from older Democratic lawmakers despite broader hesitation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says ther are diverse perspectives within the caucus, though five bipartisan bills have Democratic backing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Democrats have pressed for conditions such as removing immigration agents from minnesota, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrats-demands-for-ice-would-decimate-trumps-deportation-agenda\/\" title=\"How Democrats&#039; demands for ... would decimate Trump&#039;s deportation agenda\">requiring judicial warrants<\/a> for immigration operations, and banning masks for ICE officers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Even with a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-blames-president-trump-climate-change-for-migrant-surge\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi blames President Trump, \u2018climate change\u2019 for migrant surge\">partial government shutdown<\/a> ongoing<\/a>, ICE funding remains sourced from last year\u2019s tax-law provisions, complicating the negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; A house Democrat described Jeffries as standing firm on these votes even as Senate Democrats show support for the deal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">House Democrats undecided on Schumer&rsquo;s deal to reopen government<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Despite <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\">Senate<\/a>&nbsp;Minority Leader&nbsp;<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/charles-schumer\/\">Chuck Schumer&rsquo;s<\/a>&nbsp;(D-NY) support, House Democrats are undecided on whether to back<\/span> legislation to end a partial government shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>confirmed that former Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steny-hoyer\/\">Steny Hoyer<\/a> (D-MD) and Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) urged their colleagues to vote for the funding bill, signifying that older Democrats in the caucus are taking a different approach.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4442988\/house-gop-margin-christian-menefee-sworn-in\/\">House GOP margin narrows as Christian Menefee is sworn in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4442675\/illinois-republicans-raise-election-integrity-concerns-letter\/\">Illinois Republicans raise election integrity concerns with state<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4442484\/house-gop-ditching-democrats-pass-spending-bills-luna\/\">House GOP ditching Democrats to pass spending bills, Luna reveals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;There was a diversity of perspectives about how to move forward on this particular bill, but it&rsquo;s the five bipartisan bills where there&rsquo;s strong Democratic support, and of course, a variety of perspectives as it relates to the two week continuing resolution and two week funding freeze related to the [Department of Homeland Security],&rdquo; said Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY).<\/p>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video featured-post-video in-content bridtv\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2491933\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video-placeholder\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:100%;padding-top:56.25%;background-color:#000;\">\n<div style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;bottom:0;right:0;width:100%;height:100%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A House Democrat told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Jeffries is holding the line on these contentious votes, despite support from Senate Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, Schumer negotiated a deal with the White House to fund the government, while passing a short-term stopgap for the Department of Homeland Security. The two-week timeline is meant to give lawmakers the opportunity to negotiate changes to how Immigration and Customs Enforcement operates.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It gives us time, and it gives us leverage to secure the protections we need for our communities. For if we do not do that, we will not be able to bring the kinds of pressure that are necessary to make sure that ICE does not continue to terrorize our communities,&rdquo; said Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rosa-delauro\/\">Rosa Delauro<\/a> (D-CT), the ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4442988\/house-gop-margin-christian-menefee-sworn-in\/\">HOUSE GOP MARGIN NARROWS AS CHRISTIAN MENEFEE IS SWORN IN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Democrats have outlined a handful of demands for the negotiations, including removing immigration agents from Minnesota, requiring judicial warrants for immigration operations, and banning masks for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4442079\/what-to-know-partial-government-shutdown-impact\/\">partial government shutdown<\/a>, ICE operations are still funded from money Republicans approved last year in Trump&rsquo;s tax law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dem House split on Schumer deal to reopen gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4014,"featured_media":2562804,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26022776663013.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[72674,71961,70742,72673,4411],"class_list":["post-2562803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-congressional-deal","tag-government-shutdown-2","tag-house-democrats-2","tag-reopen-government-2","tag-schumer"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26022776663013.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2562803"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2562808,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2562803\/revisions\/2562808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2562804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2562803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2562803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2562803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}