“That did not have to be part of the deal,” the Maryland Democrat said in an MSNBC interview Wednesday.
“It was made very clear to the administration at every step of this process this was just a bridge too far,” Van Hollen said, adding that he had personally warned the White House against it. “There was no reason this had to be part of the deal.”
Asked whether the bill could pass in its current form this Congress, Van Hollen said, “I think the jury’s out.
“I’m not sure this bill can pass in this form in the House of Representatives.”
House Democratic Caucus Chairman Xavier Becerra and Rep. Joseph Crowley, vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, address a news conference immediately after the closed caucus meeting.
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