Hakeem Jeffries: “Now you've got people who are facing dramatically increased…”

“Costs are way too high. America is too expensive. Housing costs are too high. Grocery costs are too high. Electricity bills are through the roof all across America. And Now you've got people who are facing dramatically increased health care costs because of the refusal of some of my friends on the other side of the aisle to even have a conversation about extending the Affordable Care act tax credits. That's not acceptable in this moment. We will pick up the conversation there with the Speaker. Mr. Minority Leader, thank you for your time. We appreciate it. Hey everyone, I'm Emily Compagno.” (08:58–09:11)

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