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Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans have exacerbated our health care crisis month…”

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

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Leader Jeffries Floor Remarks in Defense of Affordable Healthcare

Published | Video Starts at 00:38

For months now, Democrats have made clear that we have a broken health care system that Republicans have exacerbated our health care crisis month after month after month, including with the one big ugly bill, largest cut to Medicaid in American history, ripping health care away from 14 million Americans. Hospitals, nursing homes and community based health centers are closing all across the country, including in rural America because of the Republican healthcare crisis. (00:38–00:54)

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Claims Republicans passed a bill cutting Medicaid, affecting 14 million Americans.

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