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  Speaker 1: BIN News this hour. I'm Doug Davis. Coming up, the
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  Speaker 1: nation's first black speaker-elect drills down on last night's historic
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  Speaker 1: wins as the Democratic Party prepares to make life more
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  Speaker 1: affordable for the American people. Plus, from Georgia to Nevada,
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  Speaker 1: a new wave of black Democratic governors splashes on the
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  Speaker 1: American political scene. These stories and more news affecting black
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  Speaker 1: America are on the way this hour. But first, here's
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  Speaker 1: BIN News now.
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  Speaker 2: New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries is laying out Democrats' priorities
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  Speaker 2: as they prepare to take control of the House in January.
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  Speaker 1: We're going to fight hard.
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  Speaker 3: For every single American, wherever you may reside.
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  Speaker 2: Speaking to reporters Wednesday, Jeffries said tackling affordability must be
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  Speaker 2: a top priority for the incoming majority. The House minority
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  Speaker 2: leader is also poised to make history as the first
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  Speaker 2: black speaker of the House. The granddaughter of Dr. Martin
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  Speaker 2: Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King cast her first
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  Speaker 2: ballot Tuesday. 18-year-old Yolanda Renee King voted in Atlanta alongside
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  Speaker 2: her parents. She was among an estimated 8 million Americans
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  Speaker 2: eligible to vote for the first time this year. And
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  Speaker 2: former President Barack Obama is celebrating Democrats' sweeping victories in
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  Speaker 2: Tuesday's midterm elections. In a social media post, Obama credited
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  Speaker 2: the American people for sending a clear message that they
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  Speaker 2: want leaders who bring communities together and offer real solutions.
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  Speaker 2: I'm Amber Payton with BIN News Now. Back to you, Doug.
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  Speaker 2: All right.
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  Speaker 1: Thanks a lot. Tonight, Black Americans breathing a sigh of
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  Speaker 1: relief as Democrats have won back the House and are
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  Speaker 1: projected to capture the Senate. This puts House Minority Leader
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  Speaker 1: Hakeem Jeffries in the position to become the first Black
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  Speaker 1: speaker when the next Congress begins in the new year.
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  Speaker 1: The New York Democrats spoke in front of supporters after
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  Speaker 1: last night's blue and blackity black wave. and promised a
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  Speaker 1: more affordable America.
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  Speaker 3: The American people have chosen the economy over extremism. The
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  Speaker 3: American people have chosen hope over hatred. The American people
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  Speaker 3: have chosen House Democrats because they want to see a
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  Speaker 3: dramatic change in direction. And that's exactly what House Democrats
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  Speaker 3: will deliver beginning on day one.
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  Speaker 1: Jeffries also called for investigations into what he described as
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  Speaker 1: corruption in government. Now, Democratic command of Congress would not
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  Speaker 1: give the party control of the White House. President Trump
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  Speaker 1: could still veto Democratic bills, which is expected and will
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  Speaker 1: create an obstacle for Jeffries and the American people who
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  Speaker 1: are suffering over his policies. Meanwhile, as we all know,
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  Speaker 1: the election results from last night's midterms was historic. The
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  Speaker 1: wave was blue, but the history was black. As four
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  Speaker 1: new candidates were elected as governor's Georgia's Keisha Lance Bottoms
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  Speaker 1: defeated Rick Jackson, becoming the first black woman elected governor
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  Speaker 1: in American history. The first time a Democrat has won
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  Speaker 1: a governor's race in Georgia in about a quarter century.
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  Speaker 1: Bottoms joins Florida MAGA Republican Byron Donalds, Wisconsin Democrat David
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  Speaker 1: Crowley and Nevada Democrat and former state attorney general Aaron
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  Speaker 1: Ford hears Ford speaking last night after the votes were tallied.
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  Speaker 4: This campaign didn't happen by accident. It happened because of faith,
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  Speaker 4: because of family, because of hard work, and because the
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  Speaker 4: people of Nevada decided that our best days are still
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  Speaker 4: ahead of us.
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  Speaker 1: Ford campaigned on affordability along with Bottoms, who also focused
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  Speaker 1: on broader health coverage. And abortion rights, Donald's promise to
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  Speaker 1: continue being like President Trump and Crowley emphasized lowering the
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  Speaker 1: cost of living and his ability to work across party lines.
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  Speaker 5: We won't agree on everything, but we don't have to
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  Speaker 5: agree on everything in order to agree on something. And
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  Speaker 5: there's a whole lot of something that needs to be
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  Speaker 5: done and waiting to be done. And this is.
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  Speaker 1: Why we have to get it done. The four black
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  Speaker 1: governors elect join Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who won by
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  Speaker 1: a landslide. And finally, there were losses by black candidates
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  Speaker 1: despite historic wins. Many black voters nationwide were pulling for
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  Speaker 1: Florida progressive Democrat Angie Nixon, who narrowly lost her U.S.
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  Speaker 1: Senate race to Republican Ashley Moody, the black state rep
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  Speaker 1: and former member of the Democratic Socialists of America. from
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  Speaker 1: Jacksonville shook the nation after winning the Democratic primary with
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  Speaker 1: very little campaign money. She began to finally gain financial
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  Speaker 1: support from party leaders in the final phase of her campaign,
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  Speaker 1: but a day late, a dollar short. It just wasn't
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  Speaker 1: enough to push her toward victory. Stay connected and subscribe
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  Speaker 1: and follow BIN News this hour wherever you get your podcasts.
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  Speaker 1: I'm Doug Davis for the Black Information Network.