Hakeem Jeffries: “House Democrats successfully launched a discharge petition…”

“… pays and deductibles dramatically increasing, including the reality that many of these working class Americans will experience premium increases of $1,000 or $2,000 per month. That is unacceptable. That's why House Democrats successfully launched a discharge petition that secured two hundred and eighteen bipartisan signatures. And there's no reason why Mike Johnson can't bring that bill to the floor immediately. House Republicans have chosen to get out of town before sundown. And that's a shame.” (05:20–05:32)

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