Following election victories to reclaim Congress, Democrats are assembling an agenda to lower costs, expand health care access, and stop the war in Iran. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand noted that the conflict escalated consumer expenses and broke presidential promises, a factor Donald Trump conceded contributed to Republican defeats. Beyond foreign policy, lawmakers plan to advance domestic priorities like banning congressional stock trading while navigating calls for a potential third impeachment.
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Democrats plan to leverage their new congressional majority to challenge military engagem…: Democrats plan to leverage their new congressional majority to challenge military engagements and lower domestic living costs.
Lawmakers are preparing legislation to restrict stock trading among senior administration…: Lawmakers are preparing legislation to restrict stock trading among senior administration officials and members of Congress.
Party leadership remains uncommitted to a third impeachment while attempting to balance a…: Party leadership remains uncommitted to a third impeachment while attempting to balance accountability with domestic policy goals.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on the Democratic Party's agenda for the next Congress
Democrats have won back Congress. Now comes the harder question: How much can they actually change with President Trump still in the White House?
"I dare him to veto that," Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York told Morning Edition, challenging Trump to reject bipartisan legislation restoring Medicaid coverage.
Gillibrand said Democrats would focus on lowering costs, restoring health care access and ending the war in Iran.
Democrats also face pressure to hold the Trump administration accountable, with new investigative powers and the possibility of a third impeachment.
Asked about impeachment, Gillibrand did not commit to pursuing it.
"We can do both," she said, proposing a ban on stock trading by members of Congress and senior administration officials.
Like other Democrats, Gillibrand cited the war in Iran as a factor in the party's election victories, saying Trump had broken his promise to avoid prolonged wars as the conflict drove up costs.
"We have to end this war in Iran," she said.
Trump acknowledged Wednesday that the war had contributed…
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