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Hakeem Jeffries: “If Congress doesn't act, it's the Republicans fault who…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on MS NOW's The Briefing with Jen Psaki

Published | Video Starts at 07:07

But Democrats in the House together with our partners in the Senate led by Chuck Schumer, you know, have spent months now dramatically raising this issue and the stakes so that the public knows that Congress needs to act. And If Congress doesn't act, it's the Republicans fault who have, you know, failed to protect the health care of the American people. So we've got multiple discharge petitions. Now, the one that we've introduced is House Democrats, has 214 signatures. All we need are four House Republicans to join us. Just four. (07:07–07:14)

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Asserts that Republicans are responsible for failing to protect American health care if Congress doesn't act.

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