Democrats Are Still Refining Their Midterm Policy Agenda

“It’s not just enough to be against Donald Trump,” Rep. Maxwell Frost told reporters.

House Democrats 2026 Issues Conference

Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Fla., co-chair of the House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, says his party needs to lay out an agenda that is more than just opposing President Trump and Republicans in Congress. Tom Williams/AP

LEESBURG, Va. — With a chance to retake the House just months away, Democrats know they need to offer a proactive agenda.

“It’s not just enough to be against Donald Trump,” Rep. Maxwell Frost said. “But we have our own agenda that’s actually going to work for our constituents and for working people in this country. To transform this economy, to work for them, not work for the billionaires, not work for the corporations that for years and years and years have exploited us.”

The affordability message served as the political fulcrum of House Democrats’ annual three-day “Issues Conference” retreat at a resort in Northern Virginia. But when reporters pressed lawmakers for the specifics of their legislative road map should they retake the majority in 2027, Democrats said they are still working out the details.