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Hakeem Jeffries: “Housing costs are too high. Grocery costs are too high…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on MSNBC's Way Too Early with Ali Vitali

Published | Video Starts at 05:01

Costs haven't gone down on day one. Costs have gone up. Inflation is up. The Trump tariffs are adding thousands of dollars per year of additional expense to to everyday Americans. Housing costs are too high. Grocery costs are too high. Childcare costs are too high. Electricity bills are through the roof. And now, because of the Republican health care crisis, tens of millions of people are facing the possibility that their health care will become unaffordable and they can't see a doctor when they need one. (05:01–05:07)

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Asserts that various living costs are excessively high.

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