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Hakeem Jeffries: “Premiums, copays and deductibles absent congressional…”

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

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Jeffries responds to Johnson calling him and Schumer 'irredeemable'

Published | Video Starts at 11:05

And then some people on the right like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who also recognizes that Premiums, copays and deductibles absent congressional action, are about to skyrocket for her constituents and people all across rural America, urban America, small town America, the heartland of America, and of course, black and brown neighborhoods, communities throughout America, in some cases by 1,000 or $2,000 per month. This is all unsustainable, and it's why it requires dramatic, decisive action. Before you were the House Minority Leader, there was a government Shutdown. (11:05–11:26)

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Asserts that without congressional action, health care costs will increase significantly across America.

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