Democrats Focus on Medicare Reform Amid Socialist Gains
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“I do not support defunding the police. I do not support open borders. I do not support abolishing the Senate,” Jeffries said. Instead, Jeffries said House Democrats are focused on what he described as the “Democratic agenda”: lowering the cost of living, making housing and health care more affordable and addressing the affordability crisis.
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BreitbartJeffries said, “Well, what I can say is that I do not support defunding the police. I do not support open borders. I do not support abolishing the Senate. We’re focused on actually solving problems that hardworking American taxpayers want us to solve, which is to lower the high cost of living in a situation where life is far too expensive in this country. That’s the democratic agenda. That’s what House Democrats are fighting to achieve.”
Washington ExaminerHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) distanced himself on Sunday from the agenda of the Democratic Socialists of America, while making clear that any DSA-backed candidates who win their general elections would be welcomed into the House Democratic caucus.
Washington TimesHouse Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said he does not support the Democratic Socialists of America’s policy platform and that those ideas will not be part of his caucus’ agenda if they take control of the House.
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His comments come as Democratic socialists and their allies have made significant gains in Democratic primaries across the country, prompting an increasingly public debate among party leaders and establishment-aligned Democrats over how far left the party should move.
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Washington ExaminerThe question of how the Democratic Party will accommodate its growing progressive wing has become increasingly prominent as candidates backed by the DSA and other progressive groups have scored notable victories across the country.
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“Medicare for all is arguably the most important priority,” Mr. Khanna said. “It would save money, and it would save lives. Look, there was just a Yale study that came out. It would save $1 trillion in terms of cost, in terms of healthcare.”
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Washington Examiner“Medicare for all is arguably the most important priority,” Khanna said on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday. “It would save money, and it would save lives.”
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01 Washington Examiner Jeffries said that agenda would include lowering the cost of groceries, gas, and housing, making healthcare more affordable, and “pushing back against the corruption that has been unleashed on the American people and holding the crooks accountable beginning on Day 1 in January of next year.”
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02 Washington Times The Democratic leader was asked about several left-wing policy positions, such as abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and moving to a “Medicare for All” universal healthcare system. He declined to embrace them.
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03 Breitbart Host Kristen Welker said, “Do Democratic Socialists belong in the Democratic Party?”
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04 The Daily Wire Moderate Democrats are already organizing against the DSA’s growing influence. Third Way President Jonathan Cowan told The New York Times earlier this month that his organization is launching a $15 million effort through 2028 to discredit democratic socialism through opposition research, polling, social media campaigns and efforts to educate Democratic activists and leaders. “We are preparing for the next war that is coming,” Cowan said.
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