Pelosi Abandons Budget Cap Bill Amid House Democratic Divisions
- Progressives urge more non-defense spending on social issues
- Moderate Democrats have proposed more fiscal restraint
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House Democratic leaders shelved a plan to pass a bill increasing budget caps for the next two fiscal years amid infighting between their caucus’s liberal and moderate wings.
Liberals demanded $33 billion more for domestic social programs in 2020 as the price of their support, while some moderates opposed the bill over its lack of spending cuts in mandatory entitlement programs to offset the impact on the deficit. Republicans slammed the House majority for failing to produce a budget so far this year.