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Hakeem Jeffries: “Donald Trump promised to lower the high cost of living on…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 03:32

And all we've asked for is, is to try to find common ground so we can improve the lives of the American people in an environment where the cost of living has been way too high for far too many people. We know that Donald Trump promised to lower the high cost of living on day one. But unfortunately, costs aren't going down, they're going up. These are issues that the American people understandably want the Congress to address. But in order for that to happen, we have to enter into a bipartisan negotiation. (03:32–03:39)

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Asserts that Trump promised to lower living costs, but they have increased.

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