Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans continue to refuse to extend the Affordable Care…”

“Republicans promised to lower the high cost of living on day one. Costs have not gone down. They've gone up. Housing costs are up. Electricity bills through the roof, childcare costs up. Insurance costs up. And Republicans continue to refuse to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits. And as a result of that, tens of millions of Americans are about to experience dramatically increased health insurance costs such that they will be unable to go see a doctor when they need one.” (03:35–03:42)

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