House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) formally launched his bid for speaker on Wednesday. He told House Democrats their new majority will make it a priority during its first 100 days to reverse Medicaid cuts, restore SNAP funding, extend Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits, end President Donald Trump’s tariffs, and stop the war in Iran.
Jeffries laid out the agenda in a letter to colleagues the day after Democrats won control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections.
“The days of the House functioning like a wholly owned subsidiary of the Trump Administration are over,” he wrote. He repeated the line later that afternoon at a press conference with House Democratic leaders….