Top House Democrats: $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill Likely Will Be Smaller

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) joins fellow Democrats from the House and Senate to announce new legislation to end excessive use of force by police and make it easier to identify, track, and prosecute police misconduct at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 8, 2020. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Several top House Democrats have conceded they will likely reduce the White House-backed $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill after several moderate members of the party expressed opposition to the measure.

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.), the third-ranking House Democrat, told CNN that the number could be lower.