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The Democrats’ new leader in the House, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, said, “We all have to do a better job of meeting the needs of everyday Americans who are struggling to live paycheck to paycheck.” He added that high prices for food, housing and gasoline also needed to be addressed.
“Despite the claims of some of my Republican colleagues who have spent a lot of time over the last two weeks talking about some big, massive mandate, I'm looking for it,” Rep. Jeffries, New York Democrat, said Tuesday at his weekly press conference.
Hakeem Jeffries says GOP lacks mandate to make big changes →
