Democrats hoping to win control of the House face an internal fight over whether to use a potential majority to challenge President Donald Trump’s policies affecting transgender people—or keep the focus squarely on affordability. Progressive lawmakers want Democratic leaders to reverse Trump administration actions involving transgender health care, participation in sports and protections against discrimination. But centrists say the party’s promise to address the cost of living should remain its main message, particularly because some Democratic candidates have rejected certain transgender-rights proposals on the campaign trail. “You have to focus on what people care about,” Rep. Tom Suozzi, a New York Democrat, said. “Right now that’s affordability, and they want some relief. That’s what we should talk about.” A senior House Democrat on the Appropriations Committee said they had privately urged Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries not to make transgender issues or other divisive cultural debates a priority if Democrats win the House. The lawmaker was not named because the conversation was private. Nearly a dozen lawmakers and advocates argued instead for a two-track response: legislation to establish certain protections for transgender people and congressional investigations into the administration’s actions. “We need to have an affirmative platform that protects and expands rights for LGBTQ people,” Sen. Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, said. Human Rights Campaign representative Ramiro Sarmiento said Congress “needs to use every tool it has to push back” on Trump. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, a Massachusetts Democrat, argued the party need not choose between economic and civil-rights priorities. “If we are telling people that we no longer value equality in this country, it’s really hard to build a fair economy,” she said. “You can’t silo these issues out.” Jeffries did not respond to a request for comment. The debate highlights a strategic challenge for Democrats: how to satisfy activists calling for action on transgender rights while reassuring voters and candidates who want the party to center its campaign on household costs. The outcome could shape the party’s agenda if it takes control of the House, as well as its approach to oversight of the Trump administration. For now, Democratic leaders have not publicly resolved how competing priorities would be balanced.