While the presidential election is getting most of the national attention, there is a fierce battle this election cycle for control of the House of Representatives. Republicans are trying to hold on to their slim majority.
Republicans currently occupy 220 seats. Democrats have 213 representatives. There are also two vacancies. Democratic leaders are pushing the idea that they only need to flip four seats to take back control of the House.
This week, at a speech at the New York Stock Exchange, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., laid out five main policy points, saying, “the survival of the American dream depends on our victory.”
The five priorities for the GOP are:
- Enhanced tax breaks including the need for a child tax credit.
- Confronting China.
- Rolling back environmental regulations.
- Education such as school choice.
- Cutting the national debt by reducing the size of the federal government.
Democrats recently outlined their key platforms at the national convention. Restoring abortion rights and advancing green energy initiatives, in order to create jobs while slowing climate change, are on the list.
Other priorities include, capping child care costs for low-income families and urging Congress to approve a pathway to citizenship for immigrants who have been in the United States long term, but are here illegally.
All 435 seats in the House are up for election in November.
