A group of prominent freshman House Democrats released a joint statement that they wouldn't vote for a bipartisan deal to keep the government open, saying "abusive agencies" under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security didn't deserve a funding increase.
Progressive members of Congress are pressuring their colleagues to cut funding for the Department of Homeland Security, threatening another government shutdown.
Opposition to a barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border is crumbling among freshman and moderate Democrats in the House, despite Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (Calif.) assertion that wall funding will not be part of any deal to end the government shutdown.
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