Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement. 

House Democrats have repeatedly made clear that we are ready to find bipartisan common ground in order to make life more affordable for the American people, particularly as it relates to driving down the high cost of living. But since the election, Republicans have done nothing to address the economic challenges facing everyday Americans. 

Republicans have complete and total control of government. Things haven’t gotten better. Grocery prices and housing costs are way too high. The cost of living is not going down. It’s going up.

Republicans have failed to deliver on their central promise of lowering costs. Instead, they have freed violent felons, attempted to end Medicaid as we know it and plan to enact massive tax cuts for their billionaire donors. 

The tariffs imposed by the administration and strongly supported by House Republicans will not lower the high cost of living for everyday Americans. Instead, it will likely do the exact opposite and make life more expensive.

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