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Incoming House progressives say healthcare money is already there

Reuters' Capitol clip pairs Melat Kiros' appeal for basic dignity with Aisha Wahab's argument that Washington needs different spending priorities.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 121,890 views a day, 16 times a normal first day on this channel (7,718).

New House Democrats vow to lower costs, boost healthcare accessNew House Democrats vow to lower costs, boost healthcare access

Illness shouldn't mean bankruptcy. That is the concrete promise Representative-elect puts at the center of a Capitol press conference by newly elected House Democrats.

The Colorado Democrat describes affordable healthcare, education and retirement as matters of basic dignity. "What we are fighting for is basic dignity for every single person," she says. Kiros supports Medicare for All, giving that broad appeal a specific policy backdrop.

California Representative-elect then takes up the question that follows such promises: how would progressives pay for them?

"Well guess what, the money's in the system already, right?" she says. Her argument is about priorities: she contrasts healthcare cuts with spending on foreign conflict, describing the war as unauthorized. The excerpt presents that case for redirecting spending, rather than a detailed funding plan.

Reuters' Short drew roughly 115,000 views before its first full day, far beyond the channel's usual start for the format.

The clip begins with a group photograph outside the Capitol, but the speeches quickly move from the arrival of new members to what they want government to provide. Wahab closes with a statement of that priority: "We want an America that truly cares about its people first and foremost."

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The facts
Channel
Reuters
Subscribers
4,380,000 ▲ 10,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
14,247,600
Channel views, pace per day
1,119,400 (on a normal day: 1,638,915)
Video published
November 9, 2026
Video views so far
114,689 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day
121,890

The numbers

The Capitol press-conference excerpt drew an unusually large audience for a Reuters Short.

the video's first day
usual first day here
7,718
this video
121,890
subscribers
4,380,000
▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days
total views
2,504,540,759
views per day
1,119,400
typical day: 1,638,915
the video
views
114,689
likes
1,117
comments
427
days online
1
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
Global News
4,930,000
CBC News
4,790,000
Reuters
4,380,000
Guardian News
4,070,000
As of November 10, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube
Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.
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