Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans in the House have tried to repeal the Affordable…”

“If something's going to happen, it needs to be bipartisan and it needs to address this health care crisis in a decisive way. Republicans in the House have tried to repeal the Affordable Care act more than 70 times since 2010. They are uninterested in protecting the health care of everyday Americans. Democrats are. We want to find a bipartisan path forward. We want to reopen the government.” (08:32–08:38)

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