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Hakeem Jeffries: “He promised that he would lower the high cost of living on…”

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

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Leader Jeffries Delivers Opening Remarks at NAN's National Convention

Published | Video Starts at 04:29

Refuses to spend a dime to make life more affordable for you, but is spending billions of dollars to drop bombs in a reckless war of choice in the Middle east failing the American people. He promised that he would lower the high cost of living on day one. We know costs haven't gone down in this country. Costs have gone up. Housing costs out of control. Health care costs out of control. Utility bills out of control. Gas prices skyrocketing because of this reckless war of choice. (04:29–04:35)

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Asserts that the president promised to lower the cost of living but has not done so.

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