{"id":2563579,"date":"2026-02-03T11:28:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:29:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:29:32","slug":"very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Very Frustrating&#8217;: House Democrats Disgruntled with Senate Democrats Over Spending Package"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fvery-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package%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=2563579&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>House Democrats are at odds with Senate colleagues over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-plans-call-with-house-speaker-mccarthy-sunday-on-debt-limit\/\" title=\"Biden to speak with ... Speaker McCarthy on debt limit Sunday.\">recent budget deal<\/a> that funds most federal agencies through the rest of the fiscal year but pauses Homeland Security funding after February 13. The split has fueled frustration among Democrats who wont tougher limits on immigration enforcement and a stronger push to rein in DHS, with lawmakers like Pramila Jayapal and Veronica Escobar arguing for closer House involvement and stronger action on ICE. While some Democrats, such as Rosa DeLauro, say they will support the bill, others like Jim McGovern oppose it, highlighting a fragile unity as votes approach. Politico notes that hesitation to attack DHS funding stems in part from fears it could jeopardize funding for FEMA and TSA, among others.Reports also indicate House Speaker Mike Johnson faces internal party challenges and must maintain cohesion to pass the package, while he has resisted calls to make ICE agents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/globalism-wont-westernize-the-planet-it-will-internationalize-america\/\" title=\"Globalism Won\u2019t Westernize The Planet, It Will Internationalize America\">easily identifiable<\/a>.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>House Democrats are unhappy with their Senate colleagues over the latest budget deal.<\/p>\n<p>The deal on the table, crafted by President Donald Trump and Senate Democratic leaders, funds most federal agencies through the rest of the fiscal year but pauses Homeland Security funding after Feb. 13.<\/p>\n<p>Many House Democrats want to vent their anger with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and want DHS to be treated even more harshly, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/02\/02\/house-democrats-senate-spending-deal-00761523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are some Senate Democrats who always signal nervousness and are so reluctant to be strong,&rdquo; Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington said. &ldquo;We end up having to answer for what they won&rsquo;t do, and it can be very frustrating.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are far closer to the people,&rdquo; Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar &nbsp;of Texas said, noting it was &ldquo;critically important that House members be brought in&rdquo; trying to rein in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal immigration enforcement efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The Jan. 24 killing of Alex Pretti galvanized Democratic opposition to a full year of DHS spending. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Trump negotiated a two-week deal to talk before a shutdown took place.<\/p>\n<p>Less than half of Senate Democratic Caucus backed the deal; few House Democrats were on board.<\/p>\n<p>House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar of California said &ldquo;the split among senators was kind of surprising,&rdquo; but said blame games erupt on tough votes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve been here long enough that people always complain about the other chamber, so that&rsquo;s always an easy out,&rdquo; Aguilar said.<\/p>\n<p>With House votes looming Tuesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats were united.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I speak regularly with Leader Schumer, and I speak regularly with Mike Johnson,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s no daylight between House and Senate Democrats on accomplishing the objective, which is dramatic reform of ICE.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>But Democrats did not appear to be unified. Democratic Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut said she will support the bill while Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern said he will not.<\/p>\n<p>Politico reported that some are hesitant to attack the DHS funding because that would be cutting the flow of money to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Transportation Security Administration, among others.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report in <a href=\"https:\/\/rollcall.com\/2026\/02\/02\/house-leaders-face-dicey-math-to-clear-major-spending-package\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roll Call<\/a>, House Speaker Mike Johnson is also facing crasks in his party, but cannot afford any defections if the budget bill is going to pass.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson has said he is cool to Democrtic demands that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents be easily identifiable.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you have people doxing them and targeting them, of course we don&rsquo;t want their personal identification out there on the streets,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;So we&rsquo;ve got to work through this in a meaningful way, a thoughtful way, that comports with common sense.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The agreement, worked out by President Trump and Senate Democrats, would fund most federal agencies for the rest of the fiscal year but would pause Homeland Security funding after February 13. Many House Democrats want to express their anger toward U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and urge a tougher approach to DHS. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington said some Senate Democrats are too cautious to be strong, which means others have to explain what the Senate won\u2019t do, which is frustrating. Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas said it\u2019s crucial that House members be involved in efforts to rein in federal immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The deal followed the January 24 killing of Alex Preti and prompted Democratic opposition to funding DHS for a full year. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and President Trump negotiated a two-week window to discuss a potential shutdown. Fewer than half of the Senate Democratic Caucus backed the deal, and only a minority of House Democrats supported it. House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar said the split among senators was surprising, though tough votes often provoke blame. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Democrats were united in aiming for dramatic ICE reform and that there was no daylight between House and Senate Democrats on that objective.<\/p>\n<p>But the party isn\u2019t fully unified. Representative Rosa DeLauro said she would support the bill, while Representative Jim McGovern said he would not. Politico reported that some are reluctant to attack DHS funding because doing so could affect money for FEMA and the Transportation Security Administration, among others. Roll Call noted that Speaker Mike Johnson faces intraparty cracks but cannot afford defections if the budget bill is to pass. Johnson has signaled skepticism toward Democrats\u2019 calls to make ICE agents easily identifiable, arguing that doxxing or exposing agents\u2019 personal information would be inappropriate and that any approach should be thoughtful and sensible<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2563580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Michael-Featured-Image-616.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[72740,72736,72739,72737,72738],"class_list":["post-2563579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-politics-2","tag-house-dems-2","tag-intra-party-tension-2","tag-senate-dems-2","tag-spending-package-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Michael-Featured-Image-616.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563579","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2563579"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2563583,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563579\/revisions\/2563583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2563580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2563579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2563579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2563579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}