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Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans are going to trigger a $536 billion cut to…”

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

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Over the last five, six weeks, we've heard all manner of toxic and malignant rhetoric from Republicans as opposed to actually addressing the problems that they've created. Like the largest cut to Medicaid in American history. Like the fact that Republicans are going to trigger a $536 billion cut to Medicare because of their one big ugly bill if Congress doesn't act by the end of this year. Like the fact that Republican policies are leading to hospitals, nursing homes and community based health centers closing all across the country and now they refuse to extend the Affordable … (12:49–13:00)

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Asserts that a $536 billion Medicare cut will occur due to Republican legislation if Congress does not intervene.

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