House progressive knocks Senate Democrats who voted for ‘horses‑‑‑’ deal

Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wis.) took aim at the Senate Democrats who voted Sunday night for what he characterized as a “horses‑‑‑” deal to begin the process of reopening the government after a record-long shutdown.

In a post on the social platform X, Pocan called for the public and House Democrats to respond with “outrage” after eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus took a key vote to advance funding legislation, in exchange for what they said was a GOP pledge to hold a vo...