House Democrat says she’ll oppose parts of $3.5T spending package

Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), a prominent moderate House Democrat, indicated on Thursday that she is planning to vote against the provisions under consideration in the House Ways and Means Committee’s markup of portions of Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending bill, citing concerns about the legislative process.

“Despite this committee’s extraordinary efforts, I find myself in an impossible situation, ” she said, adding that she expects to vote no “unless something changes.”