Hakeem Jeffries: “A married couple of two individuals, for instance, that…”

“… thousands of dollars in a potential increase in their health insurance in a manner that will bankrupt many folks or deprive them of access to health care. We're talking about A married couple of two individuals, for instance, that makes $88,000 a year, currently receives tax credits from the Affordable Care act and pays about $8,000 a year. Now, this is a situation that's already unaffordable, but their premiums may actually triple to $24,000 a year. unable to afford that. That's what we're talking about. And this is a very real thing that is happening right now. We're not going to fix Obamacare or the aca.” (10:04–10:28)

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