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

“… 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 health care system and we want to do that in a bipartisan way.” (08:00–08:10)

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