{"id":2653509,"date":"2026-09-02T10:13:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-shocked-that-reps-they-abandoned-for-signs-of-sanity-abandon-them-vote-with-gop-on-budget\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T14:21:43","slug":"dems-shocked-that-reps-they-abandoned-for-signs-of-sanity-abandon-them-vote-with-gop-on-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-shocked-that-reps-they-abandoned-for-signs-of-sanity-abandon-them-vote-with-gop-on-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems Shocked That Reps They Abandoned for Signs of Sanity Abandon Them, Vote With GOP on Budget"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fdems-shocked-that-reps-they-abandoned-for-signs-of-sanity-abandon-them-vote-with-gop-on-budget%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=2653509&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >content discusses recent political actions involving<\/a> two Democratic representatives, Jared Golden from Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez from Washington. Despite representing districts that leaned Republican in the 2024 presidential election, both legislators have been seen as not sufficiently progressive and have often crossed party lines. golden chose not to seek re-election amid intra-party conflicts, while Gluesenkamp Perez survived a primary challenge challenging her position.<\/p>\n<p>Recently, both representatives voted to advance legislation favored by Republican leadership, thereby enabling a procedural vote that pushed key bills forward. This move surprised the democratic establishment, which criticized their decision and indicated possible repercussions, such as discipline by party rules. Their votes included measures benefiting coastal industries and environmental protections, reflecting their district interests.<\/p>\n<p>The article also highlights internal Democratic conflicts, such as disagreements over the handling of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/not-so-private-messaging-facebook-announces-fact-checking-in-whatsapp-for-french-election\/\" title=\"Not So Private Messaging: Facebook Announces &#039;Fact Checking&#039; in WhatsApp For French Election\">election-related issues<\/a>.notably,Gluesenkamp Perez introduced a resolution condemning a fellow democrat,Chuy Garc\u00eda,for alleged election interference. Even though Garc\u00eda was later officially rebuked, the Democratic leadership publicly opposed the resolution. These instances underline tensions within the party, especially concerning how members balance district interests, party loyalty, and ideological alignment.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?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\" ?><html><body><\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t know the names of Reps. Jared Golden and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, the Democratic establishment is probably happy, inasmuch as they\u2019re doing their job.<\/p>\n<p>Both of the representatives \u2014 Golden of Maine and Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington \u2014 are Democrats. However, they\u2019ve been seen as not sufficiently progressive to meet the moment and too willing to work across the aisle. Rep. Golden decided <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/left-celebrated-predictable-2025-victories-dem-rep-made-2026-move-indicates-party-will-fare-midterms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">not to seek re-election in Maine\u2019s 2nd Congressional District<\/a> over \u201cincivility and plain nastiness\u201d after his own party turned against him, and Gluesenkamp Perez <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/aug\/04\/marie-gluesenkamp-perez-washington-primary-election\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">barely survived<\/a> a primary challenge from a progressive in her own seat.<\/p>\n<p>Both representatives, it\u2019s worth noting, represent districts that went for Donald Trump in 2024 and lean Republican, which means the Democrats are basically shooting themselves in the foot by alienating them constantly. In a year where the left is supposed to be adding seats, those two are seats they could very well lose to the GOP \u2014 in part because of their own purity tests.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the Democratic establishment is both surprised and piqued that the two representatives \u201ctook the unusual step Tuesday of rescuing GOP leaders\u2019 own agenda in the face of a conservative rebellion,\u201d as <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/01\/politics\/democrats-mike-johnson-revolt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> put it.<\/p>\n<p>According to CNN, their two votes allowed a procedural vote backed by Republican leadership to advance several pieces of legislation to the floor.<\/p>\n<p>While the Republicans control the House, several conservative GOP members objected to the motion as a protest vote regarding how the Republican leadership handled a continuing resolution that passed just before the procedural vote that addressed spending before the midterms, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/house-dems-overwhelmingly-reject-anti-socialism-resolution-moderates-defy-jeffries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Andy Harris of Maryland, Clay Higgins of Louisiana, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/epic-chip-roys-mamdani-act-targets-marxist-islamist-fanatics-deportation-calls-radicalism-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chip Roy<\/a> of Texas, and Pete Sessions of Texas voted against moving the legislation to the floor based on concessions like curbing the White House\u2019s ability to control federal grant money and delaying a ban on hemp product sales that allows intoxicating products onto the market.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the conservative representatives were irked that the House didn\u2019t get to insert its own measures into the Senate-passed spending bill, such as stopping federal spending on mass surveillance technology.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of whether or not you think this was a good protest, the measures which were making their way onto the floor represented good legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Reps. Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez voted to move the measures, which were bundled together, in part because they both represent coastal districts and it includes legislation that protects lobstermen from environmentalist meddling.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Sunday night my son pulled his first fish out of the Columbia river. What the DC bubble doesn\u2019t get is that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-blindsided-after-dems-help-force-vote-denouncing-socialism\/\" title=\"Jeffries blindsided after Dems help force vote denouncing socialism\">working waterfronts require working people<\/a>. Nature is not a terrarium\u2013and you don\u2019t get effective environmentalism without the input of people who make their livelihoods\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pc3pyJ5DFn\">pic.twitter.com\/pc3pyJ5DFn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (@RepMGP) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepMGP\/status\/2094879332556575166?\">September 1, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It also included a resolution condemning socialism and calling for the passage of election integrity legislation, something opposed by virtually all Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>Cue the outrage that two sane Democrats whom leadership has spent plenty of time alienating decided to buck the trend and get the procedural vote over the line, 209-208. The resolution then passed 220-192.<\/p>\n<p>From CNN:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Asked whether he\u2019s disappointed in those members, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters: \u201cThe two Democrats who voted for the rule did not give any member of House Democratic leadership a heads-up, and as a result, blindsided the entire caucus and created a significant breach of trust.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Jeffries said it\u2019s \u201cunder discussion\u201d whether the two lawmakers will face repercussions.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Later Tuesday, Jeffries said, in a joint statement with Reps. Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar, \u201cIt is an action that necessitates a serious response, and we have asked the Committee on Caucus Rules to take this up in short order.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Repercussions? Like the ones you\u2019ve already dealt them?<\/p>\n<p>Golden isn\u2019t running because he was getting primaried by the left in a district the left will almost certainly lose. Gluesenkamp Perez, while she won her primary challenge, also faced repercussions last year for pointing out that maybe outgoing Democratic Rep. Jes\u00fas \u201cChuy\u201d Garc\u00eda shouldn\u2019t have rigged the process so that his replacement would be his chief of staff.<\/p>\n<p>Garc\u00eda announced his retirement just hours before the filing deadline for the primary, leaving Patty Garc\u00eda \u2014 no relation, but his chief of staff \u2014 as the only other Democrat in a position to file in a deep-blue Illinois district.<\/p>\n<p>Gluesenkamp Perez introduced a resolution to condemn Rep. Garc\u00eda for obvious interference with the electoral process. You know who Democrats ended up condemning? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dems-beat-one-points-dubious-timing-congressmans-retirement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Gluesenkamp Perez, because of course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Going after a strong progressive Latino leader the same day that you vote for a slush fund for Republicans involved in January 6 does not scream democratic values.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepChuyGarcia?\">@RepChuyGarcia<\/a> has been an unwavering fighter for our democracy and our communities. It is disappointing that\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/keqHuX42zx\">https:\/\/t.co\/keqHuX42zx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (@repdeliaramirez) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/repdeliaramirez\/status\/1988797128408256637?\">November 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Eventually, Garc\u00eda did receive an official rebuke in November of 2025 \u2014 although only 23 Democrats voted to condemn him for \u201cundermining the process of a free and fair election,\u201d according to the language of her resolution. House Democratic leadership still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-accused-election-subversion-rebuked-23-fellow-democrats-official-vote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">condemned Gluesenkamp Perez and the other 22 Democrats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongressman Chuy Garc\u00eda has been a progressive champion and voice for the voiceless in his community for decades,\u201d House Democratic leadership said in a joint statement at the time. \u201cWe unequivocally oppose this misguided resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And after all this, they\u2019re shocked \u2014 shocked! \u2014 that they\u2019ve taken \u201can action that necessitates a serious response,\u201d to use their language. Whatever. 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