Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans could not be bothered to keep health care…”

“Those massive tax breaks for their billionaire donors. They were scheduled to expire on December 31, the same day as the expiration of the Affordable Care act tax credits. But Republicans could not be bothered to keep health care affordable for working class Americans, middle class Americans and everyday Americans. These extremists are unserious and they refuse to take yes for an answer. Over and over and over again, Leader Schumer put forth a very reasonable proposal.” (15:05–15:14)

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