Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to push back against Republican efforts to increase costs on everyday Americans through their extreme budget plan. 

LEADER JEFFRIES: Good morning, everyone. House Republicans can no longer hide their intentions from the American people. Their extreme budget plan is out. It’s a 50-page document. I have it in my hands, and it’s available to all of the American people to read. The House Republican budget plan is a Contract Against America. It will hurt working families, hurt the middle class, hurt our children, hurt our seniors and hurt our veterans. The House Republican Contract Against America will end Medicaid as we know it, destroy the Affordable Care Act and eliminate the mortgage interest deduction, which will raise costs on tens of millions of working-class and middle-class Americans. The House Republican Contract Against America is an extreme plan that will not lower costs for everyday Americans, it will make our country more expensive. House Democrats will oppose this extreme Contract Against America, and we will push back against it on behalf of everyday Americans with every fiber in our body.

Full press conference can be watched here. 

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