The House

Jeffries sketched a first 100 days if Democrats take the House.

The Democratic leader said the party would move at once on health-care tax breaks, Medicaid, a vote against the Iran war, and Trump’s tariffs. He said Democrats will be united right out of the gate.

The Rocket News · Washington Bureau · WashingtonOctober 15, 2026 · 3 min read

Hakeem Jeffries speaks with one hand raised, outlining what Democrats would do in the first 100 days.

WASHINGTON — House Democrats are preparing a 100-day agenda if they take the majority on Nov. 3, the Associated Press reported Thursday. Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who would be in line for the speakership, said the party will be united “right out of the gate.” The list he described: restore Affordable Care Act tax breaks, reverse Republican Medicaid cuts, hold votes against the Iran war, and undo President Trump’s tariffs.

“Fighting for an affordable America — that’s what unites Democrats all across the country,” Jeffries said. “That’s our commitment to the American people, because the cost of living is way too high and far too many people who are working hard, playing by the rules, can’t thrive and can barely survive — and are drowning — in the Trump economy.”

Right out of the gate.

The photograph shows Jeffries speaking, one finger raised, flags behind him. It is the man making the case, not a printed agenda. The Politics desk files the plan. The poll is the front.

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