Hakeem Jeffries: “More than 70% of the American people agree that we need to…”

“And yet that is the US Taxpayer, you and me, and everybody who goes to work out there who is footing nearly 80% of the cost of these premiums, even if the subsidies expire. More than 70% of the American people agree that we need to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits. because they are making a meaningful difference in the lives of the American people. We do need to have a broader conversation about fixing our broken healthcare system, and we want to do that in a bipartisan way.” (07:28–07:34)

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