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Hakeem Jeffries: “Every single one of them, other than those two, voted to…”

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

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These very same Republicans, in many instances were the ones who were saying under no circumstances were they going to cut Medicaid. And then almost every single one of them, the exception of Representative Fitzpatrick and Representative Massey, Every single one of them, other than those two, voted to enact the largest cut to Medicaid in American history. And in the same bill, they ripped $186 billion away from SNAP. These people literally stole food from the mouths of hungry children, seniors, veterans, and all of this was done so they can act. (15:22–15:30)

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Asserts that all but two Republicans voted for the largest cut to Medicaid in U.S. history.

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