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Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans are about to jack up premiums, co pays and…”

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

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Leader Jeffries Speaks to Reporters on Day 24 of Government Shutdown

Published | Video Starts at 15:36

That's what the one big ugly bill was about. Inflation through the roof, costs out of control, Trump tariffs costing the American people thousands of dollars more per year in expense. And now they're Republicans are about to jack up premiums, co pays and deductibles on top of what they've already done to health care. which includes the largest cut to Medicaid in American history. A possible $536 billion cut to Medicare at the end of this year. (15:36–15:48)

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Asserts that Republicans plan to increase health care costs further.

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