In a plan released in a “Dear Colleague” letter on Monday, February 3, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released his ten-point plan to block President Donald Trump as he tries to implement his America First Agenda. Namely, Jeffries called on his colleagues to obstruct Trump and prevent him from doing what he pledged to do on the campaign trail.
Beginning his first point, Jeffries said, “First, I have made clear to House Republican leadership that any effort to steal taxpayer money from the American people, end Medicaid as we know it or defund programs important to everyday Americans, as contemplated by the illegal White House Office of Management and Budget order, must be choked off in the upcoming government funding bill, if not sooner.”
Continuing, he gave his second point, writing, “Second, at my direction, legislation will be introduced shortly to prevent unlawful access to the Department of Treasury Bureau of the Fiscal Service payment system that contains highly confidential and personal information related to Social Security and Medicare recipients, taxpayers, households, nonprofits, businesses and federal contractors.”
Then, after saying his third point is to claim Republicans are raising the cost of living, Jeffries sounded off on Trump’s executive orders and vowed litigation to prevent the implementation of them, saying, “Fourth, Judiciary and Oversight Committee Democrats will detail for the caucus the ongoing and anticipated litigation efforts to combat several of the unlawful executive actions, including, but not limited to, ending birthright citizenship, the firing of Inspectors General, terminations of federal civil service employees, the purge of the FBI and the suspension of funds appropriated by congress. There are currently more than 20 different lawsuits challenging at least 11 executive orders.”
Fifth was using Congress to claim Trump is somehow “ripping off” taxpayers, then sixth was aiding illegal immigrants: “Sixth, Chairman Pete Aguilar will continue to convene the Immigration Working Group in connection with our efforts to secure the border, fix the broken system in a comprehensive manner, provide high-level constituent services to impacted communities, and defend the Dreamers, farmworkers, and families who contribute to our economy in a significant way,” Rep. Jeffries wrote.
Seventh was similar to the fifth, being focused on taxpayer information. Eight was, shockingly, opposing tax cuts. Hilariously, given Biden’s last-minute pardons and commutations of murderers, ninth was attacking Trump for his pardons of J6ers, which Jeffries claimed was putting dangerous felons back in American neighborhoods.
In that one, Jeffries said, “Ninth, our ongoing public safety accountability project will continue, as we detail for the American people the threat presented by violent felons who have been pardoned and released back into neighborhoods throughout the country, some of whom have a criminal record of predatory offenses including weapons charges, domestic violence and rape.”
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The last one was the only one that might actually help the Democrats: responding to constituent concerns. Jeffries said, “Lastly, we urge all Members to once again conduct district-wide outreach today, or as soon as possible this week, in order to connect directly with our constituents and discuss the challenges we are decisively addressing on their behalf. For example, I will conduct a telephone town hall meeting in my districtthis evening. We will track participation throughout the Caucus.”
Watch Hakeem Jeffries vow to fight Trump in the streets here: