Hakeem Jeffries rejects Medicare for All, DSA agenda as Ro Khanna calls health plan 'most important priority'

Hakeem Jeffries rejected Medicare for All and the Democratic Socialists of America's agenda on "Meet the Press" while Rep. Ro Khanna broke ranks.

‘I don’t support the DSA agenda as has been articulated by the DSA itself’

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) pushed back against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) more cautious approach to healthcare, arguing that Democrats should make “Medicare for All” a central part of their economic agenda.  “Medicare for all is arguably the most important priority,” Khanna said on NBC’s Meet the Press o

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that he does not back the agenda of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), even as democratic socialists and left-leaning candidates racked up primary wins in the last few months. “I don’t support the DSA agenda, as has been articulated by the DSA itself.

The congressman's remarks come as Democrats wrestle with ideological divisions between their progressive and moderate wings.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) drew a sharp distinction Sunday between the Democratic Party and the agenda of the Democratic Socialists of America, saying he does not support the organization’s positions on issues including policing, immigration and the Senate. “I don’t support the DSA agenda as has been