Jeffries Rejects Medicare for All, DSA Agenda as 7 House Democrats Lose Primaries
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 16
Jeffries Rejects Medicare for All, DSA Agenda as 7 House Democrats Lose Primaries
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 16
Summary
Hakeem Jeffries said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he does not support current Medicare for All legislation or the Democratic Socialists of America platform, arguing Democrats should focus on making health care affordable.
Jeffries said he has not backed the latest Medicare for All bill introduced in 2025, though congressional records show he co-sponsored the 2019 and 2021 versions after a DSA pressure campaign.
The split comes after 7 incumbent House Democrats have lost primaries this cycle, including Jeffries-backed Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat to DSA-backed or affiliated challengers in New York.
Ro Khanna publicly broke with Jeffries on the same program, calling Medicare for All Democrats’ top priority and citing a Yale analysis projecting single-payer could cut annual health spending to $4.24 trillion from $5.28 trillion.
Jeffries still said Democratic nominees from across the party would be welcomed into a broad House caucus, underscoring the ideological fight shaping Democrats’ push to retake the chamber in November.
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