Analysis: Why House Democrats’ budget drama could portend a larger problem for the party
Rep. Pramila Jayapal , a leader of the House Progressive Caucus, was a key player in a debate over spending this week. By Amber Phillips Amber Phillips Reporter for The Fix covering Congress, statehouses Email Bio Follow April 10 at 3:48 PM Do House Democrats have a problem?
“We have to figure out whether we’re going to be able to govern,” House Budget Committee Chairman John Yarmuth told my colleagues. Plus, there’s an argument to be made that outspoken liberals may need to moderate for their own good. More centrist Democrats than liberals picked up Republican-held seats in 2018, points out Jim Kessler, a Democratic strategist with the centrist think tank Third Way. Their reelections will be critical for helping House Democrats keep their majority in 2020, and thus their concerns arguably carry more weight than the ones liberals have.
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