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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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Leader Jeffries on ABC's This Week

Published | Video Starts at 05:02

… extraordinary way throughout the year, including by enacting the largest cut to Medicaid and in American history. And because of Republican policies in their one big ugly bill, we know Hospitals, nursing homes and community based health centers are closing all across the country, including in rural America. Working class Americans are being hurt. Black and brown Americans are being hurt. Small town America is being hurt. The heartland of America is being hurt. (05:02–05:09)

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Asserts that health facilities are closing nationwide, affecting rural areas.

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