April 30, 2025

Chairman Aguilar: Donald Trump has broken his promise to lower costs

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Raphael Warnock, Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester and House and Senate Democrats for a press conference on President Trump’s disastrous first 100 days that have made America weaker, less safe and more expensive.

CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: Thank you so much, Senator, Leader Schumer, Leader Jeffries, Speaker Emerita Pelosi and colleagues. 

For 100 days, Republicans have shown us who they are fighting for and what they care about. It’s not the working families who asked for a little bit of help, a little bit of breathing room. It’s not our veterans, our farmers, our teachers or our seniors. The only thing that Republicans can rally around, the only thing that brings them together, is massive tax cuts for their billionaire friends. 

They’re trying to pass a budget to cut Medicaid, to cut health care, to make health care more unaffordable and less accessible. They’re dismantling the Social Security Administration and putting the earned benefits that seniors rely on in jeopardy. And Trump’s reckless tariffs are driving our country towards a recession—which will put hardworking Americans out of work through no fault of their own. 

In just 100 days, Donald Trump and the Republican Majority have broken their promise to lower costs and instead have chosen to crash the economy. Their budget bill will only make things worse. Democrats are going to keep the focus on the American people and the American people are asking for a little breathing room so they can get by. They want to spend a little less of their hard-earned paychecks at the grocery store, at their day care or towards rent. 

We are going to focus on making life more affordable, making life easier for everyday Americans in these next 100 days, and at every turn until we flip the House and we flip the Senate and we put a check on the Trump Administration’s reckless economic policies. Thank you.

Video of the full press conference can be viewed here.

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