At his weekly press briefing, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) responded to a poll showing 75% of Democratic voters want President Trump's tax cuts extended.
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00:00Thank you, Leader. A poll released earlier this week found that 75% of Democrats support extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts.
00:09And House Democrats, however, have suggested that they will oppose a tax cut extension in the Republicans' budget package.
00:18Does this seem out of step with voters? Why do House Democrats kind of appear like maybe they're not in line with voters on this issue?
00:30A little confused by that question. The overwhelming majority of Democratic voters and the overwhelming majority of Americans strongly oppose the devastating cuts to health care.
00:41The largest cut to Medicaid in American history. They want us to protect their health care.
00:45They want us to protect nutritional assistance for children, veterans, and families.
00:51And they don't want to provide massive tax breaks to MAGA billionaire donors like Elon Musk.
01:00Democrats in the House are very clear. We support making sure that the tax code is fair to everyday Americans, working class Americans and middle class Americans.
01:15And we, of course, would support making sure that everyday Americans don't pay a dime in additional taxes.
01:24That is our position. That's very clear.
01:27And the notion that Democratic voters actually support massive tax cuts for people like Elon Musk, of course that is not the case.
01:42So I'm unfamiliar with the poll that you're talking about, but very confident that we are in alignment in the positions that we are taking and opposed, in opposition to this GOP tax scam, that the voters are with us.
02:00Last question.
02:01Yes, sir, sir. You just discussed all kinds of cuts, but what about eliminating funding for arts and humanities?
02:09Is there anything that your caucus can do to oppose it?
02:13Well, you know, I think when we invest in children, of course, we want to make sure that we invest in reading, writing, and arithmetic,
02:22that we provide them with the ability to master science and technology and have the tools so that they can survive in the innovation economy.
02:33But part of a holistic education also involves exposure to art and culture and music.
02:40And we will continue to support efforts that lift those programs up.
02:47And, of course, there's a role to play for those programs in every single community.
02:52Very popular in rural America, in small-town America, in suburban America, and in urban America as well.
03:02Go Knicks.
03:04Knicks in four or Knicks in five?