There is much going on in our great republic, very little of it good. Political violence runs rampant and authoritarian rule is on the rise.

But national public opinion polls continue to demonstrate that the sad state of the economy is still President Trump's Achilles heel. Congressional Democrats have ably addressed this economic imperative in their fight over federal spending and the possibility of a federal government shutdown.

Congressional Democrats have wisely chosen Capitol Hill as their battleground to fight on. They have bet on public concerns about staggering medical costs as their focus for fighting the battle of the 2026 budget. House and Senate Democrats overwhelmingly opposed a Republican continuing resolution which maintains the sorry spending status quo. Instead, my party bravely supported a budget plan that would restore Medicaid funds and reduce health insurance premiums in the Affordable Care Act.

Candidate Trump promised last year that he would reduce prices on day one of his second term. We are now eight months into his second presidency and prices are still rising. Last month,

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