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Hakeem Jeffries: “More than 20 million people have seen their health insurance…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 07:26

Now, that will include the doing things like extending the Affordable Care act tax credits so that More than 20 million people have seen their health insurance premiums skyrocket in some cases by up to $1,000 a month. That's not sustainable. And that's something that Donald Trump and Republicans have visited upon the American people. Just to be very clear, though, as a Democratic leader in the House, would you vote for or against Medicare for All? (07:26–07:42)

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Asserts that over 20 million people have experienced significant increases in health insurance premiums.

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