>> Welcome back to Squawk Box. >> Joining us right now, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. There is so much to talk to you about this morning, about everything that's going on in Washington, about the BLS, the fed.We could talk about Nvidia Democratic Party, but I want to start with this. And by the way, mea culpa on me too. So but I'm curious where you land.For the last several months, the Democratic Party, for the most part, has been publicly suggesting that because of these tariffs that the economy w ...

Why did you cut SNAP and healthc care research. [Applause] >> We do not have unlimited money in the United States. In 2019, our country spent $60 billion on SNAP.During CO, that number went to $100 billion. Going from 60 billion one year to 100 billion the next year. That was not that was the COVID pandemic. The pandemic is gone.People have gone back to work. We are now at the 2019 levels which I think are acceptable. >> Republican Congressman Mike Flood of Nebraska defending his vote on President Trump's s ...

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Republicans have said their changes to health care will reduce waste, fraud and abuse. But the reforms will not simply cut spending. Instead, they will hit those least able to keep up with paperwork, with ripple effects well beyond Medicaid https://t.co/P4YEq1dDn2 ...

Republicans have said their changes to health care will reduce waste, fraud and abuse. But the reforms will not simply cut spending. Instead, they will hit those least able to keep up with paperwork, with ripple effects well beyond Medicaid https://t.co/pclCCFowu8 ...

Republicans have said their changes to health care will reduce waste, fraud and abuse. But the reforms will not simply cut spending. Instead, they will hit those least able to keep up with paperwork, with ripple effects well beyond Medicaid https://t.co/LBkhOSAUNK ...

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with the political fallout from President Trump's sweeping tax and spending legislation that will cause millions to lose health care and food coverage over the next decade. That includes Elon Musk announcing he's launching a new political party, the America Party, after slamming the president's massive legislation. Meanwhile, Democrats see a path forward to win back voters by using the new law as a political cudel.As the New York Times points out, top party officials consider the president's sweeping domest ...

“Cost disease” helps explain why rent and health care “consume so much of Americans’ wallets”, argues @RepAuchincloss. In a guest essay the Democratic congressman outlines how he believes his party should deal with it https://t.co/zmunpPs1As https://t.co/Y7LTGpytPU ...