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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro said he hopes Democrats prioritize healthcare and food assistance when they take control of Congress in January, though he urged them not to forget to hold the Trump administration accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope one of the first things that the Congress does is to stop these Medicaid cuts, stop the SNAP cuts, roll back the cuts, the effective cuts in the Affordable Care Act,\u201d Shapiro said in an interview with NBC News\u2019 \u201cMeet the Press\u201d that aired Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shapiro said that in Pennsylvania alone, 510,000 people are losing healthcare and 143,000 more are losing SNAP or food assistance because of cuts approved during President Donald Trump\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn general, though, I think Democrats need to have an aggressive agenda that cuts costs, that ends the war, that gets put on the president\u2019s desk,\u201d he said. \u201cHopefully, he will sign it, because it\u2019ll be commonsense stuff that makes people\u2019s lives better.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump has said he intends to work with Democrats when Congress begins its new term, though he has also touted a new \u201cVETO\u201d-branded hat since Republicans lost the majority in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shapiro said that if Trump chooses to veto Democrats\u2019 legislation, \u201cit\u2019s yet another signal to the American people the president actually doesn\u2019t care about their well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While he stressed the importance of revitalizing Medicaid and SNAP programs, Shapiro also said Democrats shouldn\u2019t forget to hold the Trump administration accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think the Congress needs to be responsive to where voters are on corruption, and there has to be real accountability for this administration,\u201d he said, adding that Democrats need to \u201cwalk and chew gum at the same time\u201d to pass effective legislation and \u201chave real accountability for the corruption that exists in Washington.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt can\u2019t be either\/or,\u201d he said. \u201cIt has to be both\/and.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shapiro said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., who is poised to become the next speaker of the House, \u201chas made very clear that both are going to be on the agenda for the first 100 days and for these next two years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said he doesn\u2019t think Democrats should be thinking about the 2028 elections yet. Instead, \u201cwe should be thinking about how to make people\u2019s lives better in 2027,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s incumbent upon the Congress to now do that, and it\u2019s incumbent upon governors now to continue to lead the way in our states,\u201d Shapiro said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shapiro, who has been floated as a potential 2028 presidential contender, didn\u2019t commit to running.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asked whether he is likelier to run than not, Shapiro answered that his focus is on \u201cfiguring how we advance policies like raising the minimum wage and many other things that have been blocked by Republicans,\u201d as Pennsylvania Democrats won a majority in the state Legislature on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He also didn\u2019t directly answer whether he was committed to serving his full four-year term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, I committed to run for governor, and that\u2019s the work I\u2019m focused on doing,\u201d Shapiro said. \u201cAnd if I\u2019ve got something to say about my future, I\u2019d love to come back on your show and talk about it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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