00:00Democrats just flipped both the House and the Senate big time.
00:04And here's why.
00:07Democrats won by being populist economic fighters
00:11who just weren't afraid to call out corrupt politicians
00:15and who weren't afraid to take on corporate interests that have rigged the system.
00:20It's a two-part plan for Democrats.
00:23First you win, and then you deliver.
00:26And now, that's the part Democrats have to do.
00:30Deliver.
00:30That's right, even with Donald Trump still in the White House.
00:34You remember this.
00:36Donald Trump declared that he would cut costs on day one.
00:40And he bragged that he would end inflation and make America affordable again.
00:45Instead, Trump and Republicans, they took a wrecking ball to our economy.
00:51They cut health care so that they could fund tax breaks for rich people.
00:54They imposed chaotic tariffs.
00:57And they launched an endless war.
01:00And at the same time, Donald Trump has tried his hardest to rework the federal government
01:05into some kind of corruption machine designed to rake in profits for himself,
01:10his families, and his buddies.
01:13And on Tuesday, Democrats won by saying,
01:17enough is enough.
01:18Democrats won by recognizing Americans' economic pain,
01:24by denouncing the corruption,
01:27and by pledging to upend this broken system.
01:31We relentlessly and rightfully criticized Trump's economy,
01:35but we also made a deeper point about who the economy works for.
01:41And it struck home.
01:43Sherrod Brown, James Tallarico, John Ossoff,
01:46they all talked about a rigged system.
01:49Annie Andrews promised to take on, quote,
01:52big insurance, big tech, big pharma, and the utility monopolies.
01:58Go Annie.
01:59Josh Turek, he promised to fight for Iowans,
02:04not for, quote, billionaires and large corporations.
02:07Chris Pappas declared to New Hampshire voters in his victory speech,
02:13quote,
02:14tonight's results are a wake-up call for the corporate special interests
02:19and billionaires who've been rigging the economy.
02:23It's a long, long list.
02:26And, you know, is that just campaign rhetoric?
02:30No.
02:31Democrats actually got into the details.
02:34The winning candidates stood up for big policy changes,
02:39like increasing the federal minimum wage,
02:42expanding child care,
02:44reining in big tech and data centers and AI,
02:47and reforming health care.
02:50We came with plans,
02:52specific policies to dismantle a rigged system
02:56and to beat back this concentrated corporate power.
03:00From Mary Peltola to Roy Cooper,
03:05Democrats called for blocking grocery store mergers
03:09that drive up prices.
03:11Wow.
03:12Josh Turek and James Tallarico promised to break up vertical integration
03:15between insurance companies and pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacies.
03:20And, yeah, I got a bill for that.
03:22Troy Jackson and Abdul El-Sayed campaigned on Medicare for all.
03:27Look, not long ago, promising to raise taxes on the rich
03:32was considered unthinkable.
03:34But Democrats all around the country did that and won.
03:39This happened because Democrats put in the work
03:43to earn the trust of voters.
03:45And I'll give you one example of that.
03:47Our new housing affordability law,
03:50you remember the one that Donald Trump refused to sign?
03:52That was a critical proof point for a lot of the candidates.
03:56And in races from Kentucky to Indiana to South Carolina,
04:00candidates loudly proclaimed their support
04:03for blocking private equity from gobbling up houses.
04:08Annie Andrews and Adam Hamilton
04:10campaigned on cracking down on Wall Street ownership
04:14of single-family homes
04:15even more than the historic provisions that we passed this summer.
04:20Well, now it's time to act.
04:23Donald Trump says he wants to work with Democrats.
04:26Let's make him do it.
04:28I'm ready to team up with any Republican
04:30who is listening to the American people.
04:34But if congressional Republicans won't join us
04:38to deliver relief for working families,
04:41then we'll do it without them.
04:42Look, some people have said it is wasted energy
04:45to send strong policy changes to the Trump White House.
04:51Trump says he welcomes the nickname Mr. Vito.
04:56Well, let's test him out on that.
04:59That means passing legislation
05:00to make life more affordable for Americans
05:03and to make our government less corrupt.
05:07One, let's stop Trump's war.
05:11Two, let's cut costs.
05:14Now, Trump may still be president,
05:17but Democrats have the power on spending bills
05:21and we should use it.
05:23I'm talking about no more funding
05:25for a forever war with Iran.
05:27And how about canceling
05:29the looming health care insurance cuts
05:31and nutrition benefits
05:33put in place by the Republicans last summer?
05:36And look, there's some legislation
05:38that we can pass that isn't going to require
05:41a single Republican vote.
05:43Expand health care coverage.
05:45Fund universal child care.
05:47Get things done for the American people.
05:51And that takes me to three.
05:54Pay for all of this
05:56by putting a little fairness back in the system.
06:00We can start with canceling the tax breaks
06:03that Trump and the Republicans
06:04handed out to giant corporations
06:07and ultra-millionaires and billionaires.
06:10And believe me,
06:11that's a whole lot of money just right there.
06:14And for things where we need Republican votes,
06:18let's make them take those votes.
06:20I'm talking about policies
06:21to ban stock trading by federal officials
06:24or crack down on Trump's blatant corruption.
06:27Democrats should put the bills up for a vote
06:29and then let the Republicans decide
06:31if they really want to stay tied
06:33to that kind of corruption.
06:34And if they do,
06:36let's clear away the Senate filibuster rules
06:38and pass the laws anyway.
06:41So we've talked about trying
06:43to get bipartisan bills passed,
06:45passing funding bills
06:46that we won't need Republican votes for,
06:48and forcing Republicans to take hard votes
06:50when we do need them.
06:52Let me hit one more bucket of the work ahead.
06:55Accountability.
06:57Congress has the power
06:58to hold Donald Trump and his cronies accountable
07:01for ripping off the American people
07:04so they could make themselves richer.
07:06I'm looking at big tech CEOs
07:08and Wall Street executives
07:10and giant corporations.
07:12You know who you are.
07:14These guys should prepare
07:15to answer tough questions
07:17and face real consequences
07:19if they have broken the law.
07:22Democrats won by claiming
07:24we are on the side of working people,
07:26and working people are now counting
07:28on us to deliver.
07:29We can't wait two years.
07:32We need to deliver now.
