Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans are fighting each other and driving up costs, Democrats are fighting to lower the high cost of living, fix our broken healthcare system and clean up corruption.

LEADER JEFFRIES: House Republicans went on an eight-week, taxpayer-funded vacation while shutting the government down and hurting the American people. During that taxpayer-funded vacation, House Republicans didn’t do a single thing to make life better for the American people. We’ve been back now in session legislatively for two weeks, and yet they still have not produced a bill to drive down the high cost of living, to address the Republican healthcare crisis or to make life better for everyday Americans. It’s clear to us that House Republicans have no intention to do anything other than continue to drive down right-wing extremism through the throats of the American people. House Republicans promised, along with Donald Trump, that they were going to lower costs on day one. Costs aren’t going down in the United States of America. Costs are going up. Housing costs through the roof. Electricity bills through the roof. Grocery costs through the roof.

And now, as a result of the Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, tens of millions of people are on the verge of experiencing dramatically-increased healthcare costs that will either push them into medical bankruptcy or prevent them from being able to go see a doctor when they need one. And yet, we still see nothing from the Republican Party as it relates to addressing the healthcare crisis that they’ve created because they’re too busy fighting each other and spending time trying to find different ways to reward their billionaire donors. The American people deserve better. You deserve better. And House Democrats are going to continue to fight to lower the high cost of living, to fix our broken healthcare system and to clean up corruption so we can deliver a country that actually works for working class Americans.

Full press conference can be watched here.

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