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Hakeem Jeffries: “Democrats said we've got to fight to make sure that we…”

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

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Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Remarks Before Final Vote to Reopen Government

Published | Video Starts at 07:15

Housing costs out of control, grocery costs out of control, electricity bills out of control. Health care costs skyrocketing out of control. And in the midst of this affordability crisis, seeing this, Democrats said we've got to fight to make sure that we extend the Affordable Care act tax credits so that tens of millions of people...don't experience premium increases that in some cases will go up by 1,000 or $2,000 per year. go up by 1,000 or $2,000 per year. In many cases, month after month after month. Thousand or $2,000 per month, tens of thousands of dollars per year. (07:15–07:45)

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Asserts that Democrats aim to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits to prevent significant premium increases.

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