House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries expressed strong confidence on Sunday that Democrats will reclaim control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections. He is also optimistic about the party’s prospects in regaining control of the Senate.

During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Jeffries was interviewed by host Kristen Welker, who highlighted the Democrats’ recent electoral successes. She referred to notable victories in locations such as New York City, New Jersey, Virginia, and California and inquired about Jeffries’ confidence in his party’s ability to regain the House in the upcoming midterms.

“Democrats are certainly poised to regain the House of Representatives,” Jeffries assured Welker.

He emphasized the party’s commitment to addressing critical issues such as reducing the cost of living, overhauling the healthcare system, and tackling corruption, with the aim of creating a nation that better serves working-class, everyday, and middle-class Americans.

While acknowledging that the path to victory is clearer in the House, Jeffries also mentioned that he sees a “viable” opportunity for the Democrats to reclaim a Senate majority in the next election cycle.

He pointed to other races last week that didn’t get as much national attention but which, he said, also bode well for Democrats.

“I think that the results on Tuesday — which were so decisive in the states that you mentioned, but also in Georgia, in Mississippi, in Pennsylvania, across the country, up and down the ballot including in races that didn’t get the same level of attention — shows that there’s a real path,” Jeffries said.

He said “of course” that’s true in the House, “where we’re only three seats short right now,” noting, “When we flipped the House in 2018, we were 24 seats short.”

“But also a strong and viable path in the Senate,” he continued, “because the American people have had enough, and they want a government that actually puts them first, as opposed to what Republicans have been doing, prioritizing the wealthy, the well-off, and the well-connected.”