Democrats privately say that leadership shares the blame for the aggravation over the GOP's procedural wins.
House Democratic leaders are working to fend off changes to decades-old floor rules amid mounting pressure to act from the party’s most vulnerable freshmen.
after they successfully lured dozens of Democrats to buck their own party on what leadership describes as "gotcha" votes. By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. The divide among Democrats on the gun control bill infuriated other veteran lawmakers, prompting leaders of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Congressional Black Caucus to warn freshman moderates to stay in line or risk derailing the party’s broader agenda.
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