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Hakeem Jeffries: “We ran on affordability, we won on affordability, and now it's our job to govern on affordability.”

On the recordNovember 5, 2026
We ran on affordability, we won on affordability, and now it's our job to govern on affordability.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
bbc.co.uk

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House Democratic leader discussing party priorities

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