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Hakeem Jeffries: “Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care act tax…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on MSNBC's The Beat with Ari Melber

Published | Video Starts at 07:01

Donald Trump promised to lower costs on day one. Costs aren't going down, they're going up. Grocery prices through the roof, electricity prices through the roof. Housing … Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits... premiums... increase by $1,000 or $2,000 per year. … country in the history of the world. And so our perspective is that we have to decisively address the high cost of living. We have to fix our broken healthcare system. (07:01–07:14)

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Asserts that ACA tax credit refusal will increase premiums by $1,000-$2,000 annually.

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