Facing a January 30 deadline for another federal government shutdown, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Tuesday that the Democratic leadership would not seek to block funding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other units of the Department of Homeland Security.
but they never face any consequences from party leadership.
it’s moreso the case that when leadership decides they don’t actually want to stop something (for reasons) the blue dogs are called upon to performatively break ranks and help the Republicans.