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Hakeem Jeffries: “Hospitals, nursing homes and community based health centers…”

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

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Hakeem Jeffries: "Republicans in Legislative Witness Protection"

Published | Video Starts at 12:49

… to keep the government shut down because they are unwilling to address the health care crisis that they have created. And they are unwilling to deal with the fact that Hospitals, nursing homes and community based health centers in their communities, like more than 50 in Alabama, represented overwhelmingly by Republicans, are at risk of closing. And Republicans are unwilling to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits, notwithstanding the fact that the five states most impacted are West Virginia, Wyoming, Alaska, Mississippi and Tennessee. Sure. (12:49–13:02)

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Asserts that over 50 healthcare facilities in Alabama are at risk of closing.

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