Top Democrats in Congress say they remain united behind a bipartisan, bicameral path to fund the government, but they say recently passed Republican-backed funding clawbacks could make that harder to achieve.
In a joint press conference on July 22, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) criticized the GOP’s approach to federal spending, specifically pointing to the $9 billion rescissions package passed by the House and Senate this past week.
