Pelosi encourages members to vote for a government shutdown
by Al Weaver | Feb 8, 2018, 2:56 PM
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday encouraged her caucus to oppose legislation that must pass by the end of the day in order to avoid a partial government shutdown.
In a "Dear Colleague" letter to the Democratic caucus, the California Democrat urged members to oppose the bill, which will also reflect a two-year budget deal reached by Senate Republicans and Democrats. Her letter stopped short of demanding a "no" vote, but said she is opposing it because House Republican leaders have not promised any process in the House for creating a legislative fix for the Dreamers, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has done.
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