Hakeem Jeffries: “[Republican colleagues are cutting] Social Security and…”

“… you can achieve for yourself, for your family and for your children at the same period of time as Democrats. We do believe in a strong floor and that includes [Republican colleagues are cutting] Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act, veterans benefits and nutritional assistance. Things that unfortunately my Republican colleagues are cutting right now as we speak with an agenda that's designed just to benefit the wealthiest amongst us.” (04:35–04:43)

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