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Hakeem Jeffries: “Also ripped $186 billion in nutritional assistance away from…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on CNBC's Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 06:24

What's interesting is that Republicans just spent trillions of dollars to provide their billionaire donors with massive tax breaks. And in that same bill cut Medicaid by the largest amount in the history of the country. And Also ripped $186 billion in nutritional assistance away from hungry children, seniors and veterans. The largest cut to snap in American history. But somehow we can't find a dime to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits even for a year because House Republican leaders have rejected a one year extension. (06:24–06:32)

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Asserts that $186 billion was cut from nutritional assistance programs.

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