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On Thursday, I sat down with Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic leader, to discuss a range of topics, from his legislative agenda in 2026 to his plans to take back the speakership, and what Democrats can actually do to fix the country’s affordability crisis and address healthcare costs. We also talked about whether members of Congress and their families should be banned from trading stocks, and whether he’ll push to shut the government down again in January if Obamacare subsidies haven’t been extended.