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Hakeem Jeffries: “On November 1, just a few days from now, open enrollment…”

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

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Press Conference on Trump Admin's Cruel SNAP Cuts

Published | Video Starts at 33:27

Let's find a path toward a bipartisan spending agreement that actually meets the needs of the American people. But we have to address the Republican healthcare crisis and the fact that On November 1, just a few days from now, open enrollment will begin and reality will strike for tens of millions of Americans who receive their health insurance both from the Affordable Care act tax credits and beyond that, their health care costs are about to skyrocket, in some cases increase by $10,000 per year, $15,000 per year, more than $20,000 a year. These are working class Americans who are about to be hit with these dramatic increases that they cannot afford. And that's why Democrats continue to be in this fight until we win this fight. (33:27–33:59)

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Asserts that health care costs for many Americans will significantly increase with the start of open enrollment.

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