{"id":2563589,"date":"2026-02-03T11:44:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package-2\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:46:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:46:26","slug":"very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package-2\/","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-2%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=2563589&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 spending deal that would fund most federal agencies through the rest of the fiscal year but pause Homeland Security funding after February 13. The arrangement, negotiated by President Trump and Senate Democratic leaders, has sparked friction within the Democratic ranks over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and broader immigration enforcement policy. Some House members, including Pramila Jayapal and Veronica Escobar, argue that Senate Democrats have been too cautious and that House members must push harder to rein in DHS and ICE.The controversy follows the January 24 killing of Alex Pretti, which intensified opposition to a full year of DHS funding and underscored divisions about how aggressively to challenge ICE. While House Democrats profess unity on the goal of reforming ICE, lawmakers such as Rosa DeLauro and Jim McGovern reveal a split in support for the bill, with concerns about the impact on FEMA and the TSA driving some reluctance to oppose DHS funding. speaker Mike Johnson has said he\u2019s skeptical of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-forced-to-admit-trumps-efforts-have-already-had-a-huge-impact-on-housing-affordability-9\/\" title=\"CNN Forced to Admit Trump&#039;s Efforts Have Already Had a &#039;Huge&#039; Impact on Housing Affordability\">linking immigration enforcement<\/a> to personal identification but wants a careful, sensible approach, adding to the internal debate as both chambers navigate the path to a potential budget agreement. Sources cited include Politico and Roll Call.  <\/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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >latest budget deal<\/a>.<\/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:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/denver-asks-texas-border-officials-to-share-flyers-discouraging-border-crossers-coming-to-their-city\/\" title=\"Denver requests Texas border officials to share anti-border crossing flyers to discourage individuals from coming to their city.\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package\/\" title=\"&#039;Very Frustrating&#039;: ... Disgruntled with Senate Democrats Over Spending Package\">blame games erupt<\/a> 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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Several Democrats want to use the funding fight to push back on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, arguing DHS should be constrained more than the agreement allows. Rep. Pramila Jayapal faulted some Senate Democrats for being too timid, while Rep. Veronica Escobar stressed the importance of bringing House members into the effort to curb immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The dispute follows the January 24 killing of Alex Preti and a two-week window for talks before a potential shutdown; the deal won only limited support in the Senate and few House members were on board. House Democrats were not fully unified: some, like Rep. Rosa DeLauro, planned to back the bill, while others, such as Rep. Jim McGovern, opposed it. Reports noted hesitancy to target DHS funding because it would affect agencies like FEMA and TSA. House Speaker Mike Johnson also faced internal party tensions, resisting demands to publicly identify ICE agents and urging a thoughtful, practical approach. Overall, Democrats remain divided on how aggressively to pursue ICE reform and DHS oversight, even as they push for broader changes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2563590,"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":[70742,72743,3834],"class_list":["post-2563589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-house-democrats-2","tag-senate-democrats-2","tag-spending"],"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\/2563589","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=2563589"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2563593,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563589\/revisions\/2563593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2563590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2563589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2563589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2563589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}