{"id":2563609,"date":"2026-02-03T12:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package-4\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T12:16:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:16:54","slug":"very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/very-frustrating-house-democrats-disgruntled-with-senate-democrats-over-spending-package-4\/","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-4%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=2563609&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 funds most federal agencies for the rest of the fiscal year but pauses Homeland Security funding after february 13. They argue for tougher action on immigration enforcement and want more House input on ICE reforms.<\/p>\n<p>Key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The deal was negotiated by President Trump and Senate Democratic leaders and would <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >largely fund federal agencies<\/a> while pausing DHS funding beyond a short window.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Many House Democrats want DHS and ICE to be treated more harshly, and some blame nervousness among Senate Democrats for stalled progress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Notable voices include Rep. Pramila jayapal (WA) and Rep.Veronica Escobar (TX), who push for stronger House influence on immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Opinions within the House are divided: some members like Rep. Rosa DeLauro support the bill, while others like Rep. Jim McGovern oppose it.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Congressional leadership dynamics complicate the vote: House Speaker Mike Johnson faces intra-party resistance but cannot afford defections if the package passes; he also cautions against doxxing ICE personnel and favors a measured approach.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The controversy follows the Jan. 24 killing of Alex Preti, which spurred opposition to a full year of DHS funding and prompted a brief two-week window for talks to avoid a shutdown.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Reports suggest concerns about cutting DHS funding because it could affect agencies like FEMA and the TSA,contributing to the lack of a unified stance.  <\/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:\/\/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 ... 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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The package 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 vent their anger at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and push DHS funding to be stricter, according to Politico. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington said some Senate Democrats appear nervous and reluctant to take a strong stand, leaving House Democrats to answer for what the Senate won\u2019t do. Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas added that it\u2019s crucial to bring House members into the process if they\u2019re going to curb federal immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The article notes that the January 24 killing of Alex Preti sparked stronger opposition to a full year of DHS funding. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and President Trump negotiated a two-week window for talks before a possible shutdown. Fewer than half of the Senate Democratic Caucus supported the deal, and only a few House Democrats were on board. House Democrats were split; Chair Pete Aguilar of California said the division among senators was surprising, though he noted that disagreements over tough votes often lead to blame games. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries claimed Democrats were united with Schumer and Speaker Mike Johnson on the goal of achieving dramatic ICE reform.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, Democrats were not fully united. Representative Rosa DeLauro supported the bill while Representative Jim McGovern opposed it. Politico reported that some are hesitant to attack DHS funding because cutting it could affect FEMA, the Transportation Security Administration, and other agencies. Roll Call reported that Speaker Mike Johnson faced cracks within his own party and couldn\u2019t afford defections if the budget bill was to pass. 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