Senior House Democrat leadership staff, on orders from Speaker
Nancy Pelosi, are working with the Obama Administration to
restore many of the cuts made by Senate negotiators last
weekend.
"Both the White House and us think we can get those funds back
into the conference bill. At that point, the Republicans in the
Senate have some cover," says a House Democrat who began working
with White House Legislative Affairs yesterday morning.
Republican Senators, who believe they were negotiating in good
faith with the White House, were not notified of the House/White
House moves.
