At a press briefing on Monday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) slammed the Trump Administration for not delivering on their proposed agenda once in office.
00:00Thank you. Immediately after the presidential election, I think there were some Democrats who thought you should look for areas of agreement. You've even said there could be areas that benefit the American people. You look for agreement. The president clearly has not made that outreach to Democrats. Does that influence your posture and this more is more approach the way that he's conducted his presidency in these first 100 days?
00:23The first 100 days have been a failure for the American people. I spoke on the House floor on January 3rd and indicated that we were prepared to try to make life better for the American people, particularly as it relates to driving down the high cost of living, but it became very clear at the outset that Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and compliant House Republicans, rubber-stamped Republicans in the Congress had no
00:53interest in the interest in the world in addressing the cost of living crisis that we have in the United States of America. Now, what's interesting about that is that they spent all of last year, 2024, saying it was their top priority and that Republicans were going to bring about
01:15the golden age of the golden age of America, which presumably meant they were going to improve the economy for the American people. They haven't introduced a single bill, let alone pass one, and bring it to the floor to make life better for the American people. Not a single bill. Not a single executive action or administrative order has actually been
01:44an issue that brings down the cost of living in the United States of America. It's a failure. And the American people have taken notice. This, in fact, began in late February, but now it's so clear and so obvious that no one can ignore it. Thank you, everyone.
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