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Hakeem Jeffries: “Her hospital in rural West Virginia is at risk of closing…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 22:07

And Mariah is able to provide that care to her older brother lovingly and affectionately. Because of Medicaid that Republicans have now cut by the largest amount in American history. Her hospital in rural West Virginia is at risk of closing because of Republican policies in their one big ugly bill. And at the same time, this 29 year old loving caregiver for her older brother gets her health care from the Affordable Care act and it's affordable because of the tax credits that Republicans now want to rip away from her. (22:07–22:19)

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Asserts that Republican policies are causing hospitals in rural areas to risk closure.

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