Leaders inside the Home Democratic Caucus addressed their GOP colleagues’ price range blueprint on Tuesday morning, hours forward of an anticipated vote on the measure.
Whereas Dems have little energy to stop GOP leaders from advancing President Trump’s legislative priorities, they’ve gone out of the best way to make the method as painful as attainable. As Trump has pushed a slew of controversial government actions throughout his first month in workplace, these on the left have threatened to lean on the looming March 14 shutdown deadline as a protection.
Republicans can solely afford to lose one celebration vote if everyone seems to be current. Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) has urged these within the caucus to indicate up after the Home Guidelines Committee superior the laws on Monday.
The press convention was scheduled to start at 10:45 a.m. EST.
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