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Hakeem Jeffries: “Hospitals, nursing homes, community-based health clinics are…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Published | Video Starts at 04:08

We are standing up for the health care of the American people in the face of this relentless Republican attack on health care. Largest cut to Medicaid in American history. Hospitals, nursing homes, community-based health clinics are closing because of what Republicans did in their one big ugly bill. And now they're refusing to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits, which is going to result in more than 20 million Americans experiencing dramatically increased premium co pays and deductibles. (04:08–04:15)

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Asserts that Republican legislation is causing healthcare facilities to close.

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