Democrats Lay Out Plans to Ride Affordability to ‘Big Blue Wave’ in Midterms

House Democratic leaders used their annual issues conference to preview a message centered on costs, with the DCCC targeting 44 seats.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 5, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

House Democrats opened their 2026 issues conference on Feb. 25 with a unified pitch to voters: The party that lowers costs wins in November.

The yearly conference, held this year in Leesburg, Virginia, under the theme “Fighting for an Affordable America,” came the day after President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.