Biggest stories of the midterm elections – #3 Democrat political agenda

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After the impeachments and related investigations, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries has outlined an ambitious first 100 days:

1. Reduce cost of living and challenge administration’s tariff policies
2. Restore Medicaid funding, strengthen Affordable Care Act subsidies
3. Expand Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit, perhaps alongside proposals to reverse high income and corporate tax benefits.
4. Foreign policy moves; scrutinize and cease Iran war.
5. Investigations in federal agency spending, government contracting, crypto conflicts of interest, use of executive authority.
6. Massive increase in committee hearings, subpoenas, document demands, impeachment proceeding initiations.
7. Appointments and federal judiciary, the Dems will slow or reject judicial nominees, Cabinet appointments and any other nomination. Supreme Court vancies will have a confirmation dispute.
8. Government spending and fiscal policy and debt ceiling debate.
9. Health care and consumer protections on drug prices, insurer oversight, restoration of NIH research funding, restrictions on AI-based Medicare authorization.
10. Immigration/ICE.
11. Dem Governors swill seek to ease barriers to housing construction, expand affordable housing, address energy and utility costs, increase child care.
12. More public K-12 funding
13. Reproductive rights.
14. Climate, energy and Technology
15. Relationships with Washington

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