{"id":3456,"date":"2026-11-07T18:41:38","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T18:41:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theredwing.news\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/opinion-congress-first-100-days-price-tag\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T16:20:33","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T16:20:33","slug":"opinion-congress-first-100-days-price-tag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theredwing.news\/index.php\/2026\/11\/07\/opinion-congress-first-100-days-price-tag\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion | Congress should put a price tag on its first 100 days"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hakeem Jeffries has outlined what House Democrats want to do in their first 100 days, including extending health insurance tax credits and reversing Medicaid changes. His <a href=\"https:\/\/jeffries.house.gov\/2026\/11\/04\/dear-colleague-announcing-candidacy-for-speaker-of-the-house\/\">letter to colleagues<\/a> gives voters a list of priorities. The bills should give them a price tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans should insist that Congress put the cost of each proposal on the table before voting. That means showing who would receive help, how the policy would change federal spending, and which trade-offs lawmakers are prepared to make. A temporary extension deserves the same scrutiny if lawmakers expect to renew it repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same rule should apply to Republican proposals. If lawmakers want to reduce costs for families, they should show where the savings come from and who pays the difference. Voters can weigh those choices when Congress makes them visible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hakeem Jeffries has outlined what House Democrats want to do in their first 100 days, including extending health insurance tax credits and reversing Medicaid changes. His letter to colleagues gives voters a list of priorities. 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