only tell us he was looking forward to the discussion. white house aides say they favor this bipartisan package because if they only do a short-term continuing resolution, they have less leverage next year with more republicans on capitol hill. some of the most vocal and biggest opponents are at this typically white house allies. house democratic leader nancy pelosi who says she will vote no. many democrats are upset about weakening dodd frank banking regulation as part of this deal. maxine watts, the top democrat on house financial services says her message to fellow democrats is don t be intimidated by calls from the white house or others telling you to vote for this bill. house speaker john boehner noted earlier that this deal is bipartisan and bi cameral meaning democrats from the house and senate were also at the negotiating table. republican leaders have been trying to convince some of their members to join in supporting the bill but recognize there would be some defections from