Dems demand changes to funding bill

The Hill reports:

Just hours ahead of a vote on an enormous $1.1 trillion spending package, House Democratic leaders amplified the pressure on Republicans to remove contentious amendments or risk sinking the bill.

Emerging Thursday morning from a closed-door meeting of the Democratic Caucus, top party leaders declined to say how they'll vote — a tactic designed to keep the heat on Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to eliminate riders that they say empower banks and wealthy political donors.

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