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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 CNBC's Squawk Box

Published | Video Starts at 02:33

And by the way, those tax breaks were made permanent. And then now we're facing the Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits [will lead to] dramatically increased premiums, co-pays, and deductibles. Donald Trump has broken his promise to lower costs on day one. And by the way, on top of all of that, medical Research has been effectively ended in the United States of America. (02:33)

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Asserts that the refusal to extend ACA tax credits will increase healthcare costs.

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