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House Democrats will start their majority focused on boosting healthcare and ending the Iran war
House Democrats will also target cost-of-living bills and AI rules as they use their new majority to press priorities that still face a Senate filibuster and veto threat.
- Democrats secured control of the House and Senate on Tuesday, shifting the balance of power in Washington. The new majority holds 54 Senate seats and 224 House seats.
- Restoring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies remains a primary objective, alongside reversing Medicaid spending cuts to help the about 3 million people who lost coverage when federal subsidies expired last year.
- Congressional committees plan to scrutinize health policies under Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr., specifically vaccine oversight. Democrats intend to examine the resurgence of measles, which saw more than 4,850 cases this year.
- Lawmakers may find bipartisan common ground with President Donald Trump on lowering prescription drug prices. Despite branding himself "Mr. Veto," Trump indicated Wednesday he will "probably" get along with Democrats.
- John Barkett, a former White House policy adviser, described upcoming legislative work as "farming" rather than "hunting." Any legislation requires Trump's signature, setting up negotiations that will determine healthcare policy outcomes.
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Food, health, fuel and taxes: the Democratic camp wants to tackle many projects. It remains to be seen how Donald Trump will use his veto
They also promise to adopt legislative measures to end the war with Iran.
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