Hakeem Jeffries puts affordability at centre of Democrats’ midterm campaign

With 100 days until the US midterm elections, House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries used a campaign rally in Pennsylvania to launch the Democrats’ “Fighting for an Affordable America” agenda, making affordability the centrepiece of the party’s push to retake the US House of Representatives.“When you work hard and play by the rules, you should be able to live a middle-class life, a comfortable life, an affordable life, live a good life,” Jeffries said during his Sunday campaign speech for Democratic congressional candidate Bob Brooks in Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, one of several Republican-held seats that Democrats are targeting.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Trump ally Andy Biggs wins Republican nomination for Arizona governorlist 2 of 4Iran war’s $37bn price tag: Why does the Pentagon want $67bn more?list 3 of 4What lies ahead for Iran’s economy as scope of US war grows beyond Hormuz?list 4 of 4Key takeaways from Donald Trump’s controversial speech on election securityend of list“You know what that looks like: a good-paying job, good housing, good healthcare, a good education for your children, and when it’s all said and done, a good retirement,” he...