Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans cut more than a trillion dollars from Medicaid.”

“All of the things that have transpired since almost a year ago, including uniform Democratic opposition to the one big ugly bill, because we objected together, House and Senate Democrats, every single one of us, to the fact that Republicans cut more than a trillion dollars from Medicaid. They enacted the largest cut to nutritional assistance in American history by ripping away food literally from the mouths of children, seniors, and hungry veterans.” (03:22–03:27)

This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.