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Hakeem Jeffries: “Democrats have made clear that we have a broken health care…”

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

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Leader Jeffries Floor Remarks in Defense of Affordable Healthcare

Published | Video Starts at 00:31

… have joined us now to make sure that we extend the Affordable Care act tax credits which are scheduled to expire at the end of this month. For months now, Democrats have made clear that we have a broken health care system that Republicans continue to destroy. They've exacerbated our health care crisis month after month after month, including with the one big ugly bill, largest cut to Medicaid in American history, ripping health care away from 14 million Americans. (00:31–00:38)

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Asserts that Democrats believe the health care system is broken and Republicans are worsening it.

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