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Hakeem Jeffries: “Healthcare premiums [are] about to skyrocket for tens of…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on CNN News Central

Published | Video Starts at 02:45

The American people all across the country have made that clear repeatedly. Housing costs too high, grocery costs too high, childcare costs, too high, electricity bills through the roof. And of course, Healthcare premiums [are] about to skyrocket for tens of millions of Americans because of Republican inaction. But at the same period of time, we've made clear we also need to address the rampant corruption that we see in Washington, D.C. coming out of the Trump administration and enabled repeatedly by Donald Trump's sycophants in the House Republican Conference. (02:45–02:53)

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Asserts that healthcare premiums will increase due to Republican inaction.

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