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Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans enacted the one big ugly bill which put into…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on WISN's UpFront

Published | Video Starts at 05:36

I think the problem with Republicans is that they've repeatedly failed to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits. They voted against it multiple times throughout this year while at the same period of time enacting Republicans enacted the one big ugly bill which put into place the largest cut to Medicaid in American history. And it's also important to remember on this health care issue that Republicans have voted more than 70 times since 2010 to repeal the Affordable Care Act. (05:36–05:48)

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