""Instead of simply going along, Democrats need to fight for a budget that puts money and power where it belongs: with YOU," the lawmakers said in a statement first shared with Axios. Driving the news: In the statement, Auchincloss, McDonald Rivet and Ryan listed five "priorities in [the] shutdown fight" they said would constitute "a deal that would work for Americans.""
"Reverse the cuts to Medicaid in the "one big, beautiful bill" signed into law. Replace the law's tax cuts with a "tax cut for the 99% of America." Eliminate the Trump administration's tariffs. Restoration of COPS grants. The release of the Jeffrey Epstein files and a ban on members of Congress trading stock as part of an effort to "root out corruption" in the government."
Majority Democrats, led by Rep. Jake Auchincloss with Reps. Kristen McDonald Rivet and Pat Ryan as vice chairs, outlined five priorities for a shutdown deal. The priorities call for reversing Medicaid cuts from a recent law, replacing that law's tax cuts with a tax cut targeted to the bottom 99%, eliminating Trump administration tariffs, restoring COPS grants, and releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files while banning members of Congress from trading individual stocks to root out corruption. House leaders signal health care access will be central to negotiations, and Senate filibuster rules mean Republican passage will require some Democratic votes.
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