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Hakeem Jeffries: “A majority of senators, 47 Democrats and four Republicans…”

Featuring: Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic | U.S. House New York, 8th Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 13:27

It's red, white and blue as far as we're concerned in terms of the fight to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits. And the reality in the Senate is that A majority of senators, 47 Democrats and four Republicans support a straightforward extension of the Affordable Care act tax credits. Which means that the only thing standing in the way is that John Thune and Senate Republicans are hiding behind the filibuster to erect procedural hurdles to prevent the bill from being voted on in an up or down way. (13:27–13:40)

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Asserts that a Senate majority supports extending ACA tax credits.

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