Democrats, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, are in disarray over their party’s agreement with Senate Republicans to temporarily fund the US government.
Pelosi spoke out against the deal on Monday, saying there was no reason to support it in the House.
“I don’t see that there’s any reason — I’m speaking personally and hearing from my members — to support what was put forth,” Pelosi said at a press briefing.
Democratic Senators with 2020 presidential aspirations also came out against the agreement.
“The majority leader’s comments last night fell far short of the ironclad guarantee I needed to support a stopgap spending bill,” said Senator Kamala Harris. “I refuse to put the lives of nearly 700,000 young people in the hands of someone who has repeatedly gone back on his word. I will do everything in my power to continue to protect Dreamers from deportation.”
Senators Cory Booker, Bernie…