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Hakeem Jeffries: “House Republicans are on vacation. They've canceled votes…”

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

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Hakeem Jeffries: "Republicans in Legislative Witness Protection"

Published | Video Starts at 11:55

How do you gain the Senate? The it's extraordinary to me that for four consecutive weeks House Republicans are on vacation. They've canceled votes week after week after week after week. Where are you? I mean, you're in the Legislative Witness Protection Program. It's extraordinary that we're here again, fourth consecutive week and House Republicans are nowhere to be found. (11:55–12:03)

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Asserts that House Republicans have been on vacation and canceled votes for four consecutive weeks.

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