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Hakeem Jeffries: “Housing costs through the roof, childcare costs through the…”

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

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Jeffries: Something needs to be done about THIS

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

Affordability was on the ballot and affordability won throughout America. Donald Trump, of course, promised that costs would go down on day one. Costs haven't gone down. Costs have gone up. Housing costs through the roof, childcare costs through the roof, groceries through the roof, electricity bills skyrocketing across America. And now because my Republican colleagues refused to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits, we know that for tens of millions of Americans who are now in the open enrollment period, they are experiencing dramatically increased premiums, copays and deductibles. (00:53–01:03)

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Asserts that housing, childcare, groceries, and electricity costs have significantly increased across America.

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