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Hakeem Jeffries: “It also incorporates massive cuts that have occurred over…”

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

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Jeffries fires back against Republicans amid shutdown showdown

Published | Video Starts at 06:21

It's at levels that you may not like. But. But it's about extending levels as they currently exist. Fair. Right. We agree that current. No, we agree that current spending levels are unacceptable. And It also incorporates massive cuts that have occurred over the last several months and cuts funding for local law enforcement grants to support police officers by $500 million. So there's a variety of different challenges that we have with respect to this partisan Republican spending bill, but the main one is that we're facing this healthcare crisis. (06:21–06:36)

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