How House Democrats' Campaign Chief Plans To Defy History In 2022
Republicans need to gain just five seats in next year's midterm elections to take control of the U.S. House. It's New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney's job to make sure that doesn't happen.
by Susan Davis
Aug 02, 2021
4 minutes
To retake control of the House of Representatives, Republicans need to pick up just five seats in the 2022 midterm elections. It's Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney's job to make sure that doesn't happen.
The New York Democrat and chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee told NPR that the party is hopeful an ambitious, multitrillion-dollar economic agenda trumpeted by the Biden administration will resonate with voters when it's time to head to the polls next fall.
Betting on major domestic policy programs
"We're making a bet on substance," Maloney says, before adding a colorful adage: "What's the old saying — any jackass can kick down a barn, it takes
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