‘The Republican Majority Refuses To Prioritize The Needs Of The American People’: Pete Aguilar

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During a press briefing on Wednesday, Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) spoke about Democrats’ and Republicans’ legislative priorities.

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00:00 Good morning, good morning.

00:01 So pleased to be joined by Vice Chair Ted Lieu and DPCC Chair

00:08 Debbie Dingell and DPCC Co-Chair Lori Trahan.

00:12 Congress has been in session, as you know,

00:14 for the last four weeks with very little to show for it,

00:19 because the Republican majority refuses

00:22 to prioritize the needs of the American people.

00:25 As we prepare to head home to our districts

00:28 for Memorial Day, the House Democrats

00:31 are focused not on the divisive messaging bills

00:35 that Speaker Johnson is carrying forward,

00:37 but on lowering costs and fulfilling the promise

00:40 of the American dream.

00:42 That means making housing more affordable

00:43 so that economic mobility that comes with home ownership

00:48 is within reach for the next generation.

00:50 That means defending democracy and our freedom

00:54 from MAGA extremists who have made it so that young women

00:57 growing up in America today have fewer rights than their mothers

01:01 and grandmothers.

01:03 That means ensuring that our veterans back home

01:05 have access to health care benefits that they've earned.

01:09 Thanks to House Democrats and President Biden,

01:11 more than 800,000 veterans have received health care

01:14 because of the PACT Act.

01:16 We're building a strong economic foundation

01:18 that will grow the middle class and make life

01:20 easier for working families.

01:23 Under President Biden, we've seen incredible, dramatic

01:26 growth, over 17 million jobs, over 17 million small business

01:31 applications, and more than 15 million jobs created.

01:34 House Republicans have shown us their vision for the economy.

01:38 Tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires

01:40 and wealthy corporations, repealing the $35 monthly cap

01:44 on insulin, and slashing Social Security and Medicare,

01:48 leaving middle class families behind.

01:51 Vice Chair, Ted Lieu.

01:54 Thank you, Chairman Aguilar.

‘The Republican Majority Refuses To Prioritize The Needs Of The American People’: Pete Aguilar

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