{"id":2563599,"date":"2026-02-03T11:59:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T16:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package-3\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:00:36","slug":"very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package-3\/","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-3%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=2563599&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 frustrated with their Senate colleagues over a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/andrew-cuomo-hires-defense-lawyer-amid-harassment-nursing-home-probes\/\" title=\"Andrew Cuomo Hires Defense Lawyer Amid Harassment, Nursing Home Probes\">budget deal<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/johnson-rallies-house-for-third-shot-at-stopping-shutdown\/\" title=\"Johnson rallies ... for third shot at stopping shutdown\">woudl fund<\/a> most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates ..., &#039;Trump is a Tyrant&#039; (VIDEO)\">federal agencies<\/a> through the rest of the fiscal year but pause Homeland Security funding after February 13. They want tougher action on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbp-ice-release-reports-on-border-arrests-seizures\/\" title=\"CBP, ... release ...orts on border arrests, seizures\">immigration enforcement<\/a>, arguing that Senate Democrats are hesitant to push hard on DHS\/ICE reform. Quotes from Rep. Pramila Jayapal and rep. Veronica Escobar underscore the push for stronger House input and leverage in curbing federal immigration enforcement. The controversy intensified after the January 24 killing of Alex Pretti, which galvanized opposition to a full year of DHS funding, and Senate democrats, along with President Trump, negotiated a two-week window for talks before a potential shutdown. The House remains divided, with some members backing the bill and others opposing it, while concerns about cutting DHS funding affecting FEMA, TSA, and other agencies circulate. Speaker Mike Johnson faces intra-party pressure and has argued against indiscriminately identifying ICE agents, signaling a need for careful, principled action.  <\/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 federal immigration enforcement efforts.<\/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 proposal funds most federal agencies for the rest of the fiscal year but pauses Homeland Security funding after February 13.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Many House Democrats want to pressure DHS and be harsher on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Politico notes frustration that some Senate Democrats seem reluctant to take a strong stand. Representative Pramila Jayapal says those Senate Democrats often signal nervousness, leaving House members to answer for what they won\u2019t do. Representative Veronica Escobar argues it\u2019s crucial for House members to be involved so immigration enforcement can be reined in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The killing of Alex Pretti on January 24 intensified Democratic opposition to a full-year DHS appropriation. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Trump had negotiated a two-week window for talks before a shutdown, but fewer than half of the Senate Democratic Caucus supported the deal, and only a small number of House Democrats backed it. Representative Pete Aguilar said the split among senators was surprising, and he added that partisan blame games are common after difficult votes. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries asserted that Democrats in the two chambers were united in wanting dramatic ICE reform.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Nevertheless, Democrats were not fully unified. Representative Rosa DeLauro said she would support the bill, while Representative Jim McGovern said he would not. Politico reported that some Democrats hesitate to attack DHS funding too aggressively because doing so could cut money for FEMA and the Transportation Security Administration, among others. Roll Call noted that Speaker Mike Johnson is facing cracks within his party, though he cannot afford defections if the budget bill is to pass. Johnson has indicated he\u2019s against demands to make ICE agents easily identifiable, arguing that doxxing or targeting individuals is inappropriate and that such issues should be handled in a careful, sensible way<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2563600,"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":[72745,70742,7232,72743,72738],"class_list":["post-2563599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-negotiations-2","tag-house-democrats-2","tag-partisanship","tag-senate-democrats-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\/2563599","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=2563599"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563599\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2563603,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2563599\/revisions\/2563603"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2563600"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2563599"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2563599"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2563599"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}