House Democrats plan a first 100-days agenda if they sweep to power in midterm elections

House Democrats are drafting a legislative plan for their first 100 days in case they win the majority in next month's elections, centering on lower living costs and aggressive scrutiny of the Trump administration. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, who would likely become speaker, says the caucus will move together from the start to restore Affordable Care Act tax credits that lapsed in 2025, reverse Republican Medicaid cuts, force votes against the Iran war, and undo President Donald Trump's tariffs. The party hopes to begin within the first 100 hours of the new Congress, according to ABC News.

Jeffries created five working groups on health care, housing, groceries and goods, gas and utilities, and caregiving, each led by one progressive and one centrist. Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Terri Sewell head the health group. He also asked the top Democrats on the Oversight and Judiciary committees to prepare investigations of Trump, his family and his administration, and says impeachment is neither ruled in nor out.

Congressional Progressive Caucus chairman Greg Casar rejected comparisons to the Freedom Caucus, saying progressives want to pass legislation. Speaker Mike Johnson says Republicans would continue cutting taxes and spending.

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