The head of the House Democratic Caucus said Tuesday that he’s expecting conservative Republicans to cave and back a Senate-passed budget bill when it hits the floor of the lower chamber, which is scheduled to happen later this week.

Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-Calif.) said Republicans frequently gripe privately about parts of President Trump’s agenda, but then drop their reservations under pressure from the president when it comes time to vote.

“It's pretty clear that House Republicans generally say one thing when they're in an elevator with us or with you,” Aguilar told reporters in the Capitol. “And then they do something else when they are given an opportunity to vote on the floor.”

Aguilar is predicting those dynamics will also govern the debate over the sweeping budget blueprint passed by the Senate last week, which has drawn howls from a........

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