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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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Press Conference on Republican Failure to Make Life Better for Americans

Published | Video Starts at 05:03

Donald Trump and Republicans promised to love and cherish Medicaid. They turned around and enacted their one big ugly bill, which is the largest cut to Medicaid in American history. And as a result, Hospitals, nursing homes and community based health centers [are] closing all across the country, particularly in rural America. The economy is a disaster. And we know why. It's because Donald Trump and Republicans don't give a damn about the personal finances of the American people. (05:03–05:13)

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Asserts that healthcare facilities are closing across the country, especially in rural areas.

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