Democrats have only just taken over the majority in the House of Representatives on Jan. 3, yet a rift has already emerged within their ranks over rules that govern votes on government spending.
The old guard, led by new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), wants to change the rules to prevent the Trump administration from offsetting additional government spending with cuts. They also want to make it easier to raise taxes. The more far-left progressive wing of the Democrats wants to further relax rules to make it easier to pass several large redistribution schemes they propose.
