Chairman Aguilar: The American people are asking us to fight back
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democratic Whip Katherine Clark for a press conference on the partisan Republican funding bill.
CHAIRMAN AGUILAR: I want to thank Whip Clark and Leader Jeffries for their continued leadership of House Democrats, who have been very clear what side we're on.
Leader Jeffries has been consistent in saying we will always stand up for the American people. They are asking us to fight back against this slashing attempt to gut Medicaid, cut Social Security, eliminate the Department of Education, all so the billionaire class can pay less in taxes. This is a fight worth having today and tomorrow, and next week, and as long as we’re here in Congress. Our constituents are worried about how they're going to pay the bills, how they're going to buy a home, how they're going to send their kids to college. They are seeing their prices go up, and these Republican policies tank the stock market. They're not following the Beltway news of who's up and who's down, but they are very attuned to the Republican recession and that it could cost them their health care and their job, and they know when their elected officials are willing to fight for them. They know when someone is looking out for their own pocketbook or they're looking out for their own self-interest.
That's why House Democrats will continue this fight and to continue everything we have done to center this around the American people, and we'll continue to do that under the leadership of Hakeem Jeffries.
Video of the full press conference and Q&A can be viewed here.
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