"The goal is to isolate - and amplify - the affordability issue at nearly every turn. Driving the news: Eleven months from Election Day, Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Jeffries (D-N.Y.) met Thursday to fine- tune their coordinated strategy. Schumer then relayed the plan to senators in a closed-door meeting, urging them to focus on the affordability crisis - as Axios scooped on Thursday. Schumer wants lawmakers to push legislation aimed at lowering costs in four areas: health care, housing, food and energy."
"Now they're seizing on nearly every negative inflation data point as proof that Trump isn't focused on Americans who are struggling. The other side: White House officials know they have a political problem and insist relief is coming. Last month, Trump lifted reciprocal tariffs on several grocery staples, including coffee, tea and beef. Officials also tout low gas prices and insist prices are leveling off."
Schumer and Jeffries met to fine-tune a coordinated strategy that centers on affordability as a political message ahead of the midterms. Schumer instructed senators in a closed-door meeting to push legislation lowering costs in health care, housing, food, and energy, and to form working groups for each area. Democrats aim to use negative inflation data points to argue opponents are out of touch with struggling Americans. The White House cites tariff changes and lower gas prices as relief, while political tensions surfaced during a March spending fight that exposed differences within Democratic leaders.
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