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Hakeem Jeffries: “House and Senate Republicans multiple times this year have…”

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

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Hakeem Jeffries Press Conference

Published | Video Starts at 18:14

Well, the failure of Republicans to address the healthcare crisis that they've created in the House and in the Senate is no surprise because House and Senate Republicans multiple times this year have been given an opportunity to vote to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits and multiple times this year already, in the context of the debate around their one big ugly bill, they voted against, unanimously voted against extending the Affordable Care act tax credits. So over the last several weeks, it's become increasingly difficult for them to hide from their position as it relates to the healthcare of the American people. (18:14–18:39)

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Asserts that House and Senate Republicans have unanimously voted against extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits multiple times.

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