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{"id":24024,"date":"2026-06-11T12:17:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/capitol-agenda-democrats-h-r-1-problem\/"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:17:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T12:17:36","slug":"capitol-agenda-democrats-h-r-1-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bluelightnews.com\/category\/politics\/capitol-agenda-democrats-h-r-1-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Capitol agenda: Democrats&#8217; H.R. 1 problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Hakeem Jeffries wants &#8220;affordability&#8221; to be House Democrats\u2019 primary legislative pitch heading into the midterms. But not all his members agree it should be \u201cH.R. 1\u201d if they win back the majority.<\/p>\n<p>Other top Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/house-democrats-affordability-hr1-00958195?nname=inside-congress&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&amp;nrid=0000014c-2414-d9dd-a5ec-34bc529e0001\" target=\"_blank\">interviewed this week<\/a> said they hoped the party would prioritize other issues in a signature bill to kick off their return to power, including voting rights, anti-corruption measures and rolling back Trump initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must secure and guarantee the right to vote and to have free and fair elections because that is the basic premise of democratic society,\u201d Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Judiciary Committee Democrat, said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Yvette Clarke, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, said the group would like to see the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act revived in any new H.R. 1. Clarke said that she personally would prefer Democrats rally around \u201ccomprehensive immigration reform\u201d as their first bill.<\/p>\n<p>Even Democrats who want to prioritize cost-of-living issues have different perspectives on how to do it. Jeffries this week announced five affordability working groups, each led by moderates and progressives, to attempt to hash out the differences.<\/p>\n<p>New Democrat Coalition Chair Brad Schneider told reporters last week that he wants the party to target President Donald Trump\u2019s tariffs as their first action in the majority. The Congressional Progressive Caucus\u2019 plan to lower costs would not touch tariffs at all.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the priority for Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is convening a health care working group with Rep. Terri Sewell?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I could wave my magic wand, we&#8217;d all have guaranteed health care,\u201d she said in an interview.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>What else we&#8217;re watching:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2014 TRUMP TRIES TO KICK-START RECON 3.0<\/b>: The president is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/06\/10\/congress\/trump-reconciliation-defense-save-america-00958211?nname=inside-congress&amp;nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b4be0000&amp;nrid=0000014c-2414-d9dd-a5ec-34bc529e0001\" target=\"_blank\">laying out twin demands<\/a> for new party-line Republican legislation, directing lawmakers to deliver a $350 billion Pentagon cash infusion and to push through the stalled SAVE America Act election overhaul.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2014 DOOMED FISA VOTE<\/b>: Republicans expect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2026\/06\/10\/congress\/house-vote-thursday-fisa-patch-00957656\" target=\"_blank\">a House vote Thursday<\/a> on a three-week extension of FISA Section 702 to fail, risking the surveillance program\u2019s first-ever lapse after a Friday deadline. With the House and the Senate lacking a path forward, and the House leaving at the end of the day for recess until June 23, the spy authority is set to be in limbo until at least the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p><b>\u2014 WHITE HOUSE AI STRATEGY<\/b>: The White House is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2026\/06\/11\/white-houses-ai-state-preemption-kids-safety-00958020\" target=\"_blank\">exploring a plan<\/a> to block state-level AI laws by trying to attach preemption legislation to bills designed to shore up kids\u2019 safety online. White House officials met separately this week with tech companies and kids\u2019 safety groups to try to shore up support for the approach.<\/p>\n<p><i>Mike DeBonis, Meredith Lee Hill, Jordain Carney, Brendan Bordelon, Cheyenne Haslett and Gabby Miller contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hakeem Jeffries wants &#8220;affordability&#8221; to be House Democrats\u2019 primary legislative pitch heading into the midterms. But not all his members agree it should be \u201cH.R. 1\u201d if they win back the majority. 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