The top House Democrats are pressing their fellow party members in the Senate to kill the Republicans’ spending bill when it reaches the upper chamber, saying the proposal will hurt Americans around the country.

“I wouldn’t expect senators to vote for this,” said Rep. Pete Aguilar (Calif.), the head of the House Democratic Caucus. “This is a bad bill. We did not negotiate this bill. They did not negotiate this bill. … In the interest of our national security, in the interest of American families, they need to vote no and beat back this bill.”

The push comes as Senate Democratic leaders have been tepid in their........

© The Hill