Rep. Nikki Budzinski on how she wants Democrats to work for voters in new Congress
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[0:00] Welcome back to the Takeout. Hakeem Jeff
[0:02] is all but certain to become the next
[0:03] speaker of the house and that will be a
[0:05] legendary historical moment if it
[0:07] happens and it probably will. Moderate
[0:09] and centrist Democrats are all in on
[0:10] Jeff. But what else are they all in on?
[0:13] Well, joining me now to help us discover
[0:15] that, newly elected chair, the new
[0:17] Democrat coalition, the largest in this
[0:19] incoming House majority, Illinois
[0:21] Congresswoman Nikki Budzinski.
[0:23] Congresswoman, it's great to have you
[0:24] with us. I appreciate your time. You
[0:26] recently said voters are not in love
[0:29] with us. What did you mean by that?
[0:31] >> Yes. What I mean is I think that voters
[0:35] um are giving us an opportunity after
[0:37] election day to show that we can deliver
[0:39] on the promises we made during the
[0:41] campaign and those promises are focused
[0:43] on lowering costs. We have to deliver on
[0:45] that. That has to start. That work
[0:47] begins now. And it's on some of the
[0:49] bigger issues. It's utility bills. It's
[0:51] a broken health car