In a TV interview after election night, Hakeem Jeffries says House Democrats ran on "an affordable America." He says people are working hard and playing by the rules but "can barely survive," and that voters want a Congress focused on making their lives more affordable.
The receipt
- Who
- Hakeem Jeffries
- Where
- TV interview - day after election night
- Original footage
- The Washington Examiner · watch the full video from this moment
- Length
- 41 seconds, unedited within the cut
- Plays
- 131 on Instagram
Read the transcript
It's a big night for America and a clear and direct repudiation of maga extremism. We've made clear throughout the last two years and certainly during the entirety of this campaign that as House Democrats we're going to fight for an affordable America. We recognize that life is way too expensive. There are far too many people in this great country of ours who are working hard. They're playing by the rules, but they can't thrive and they can barely survive. And so I think the clear message that the American people have sent is that they want a Congress that is going to work on Making their lives more affordable.
Machine transcript of the clip's audio; names are checked, small words may differ.