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Hakeem Jeffries: “Republicans refuse to extend the Affordable Care Act tax…”

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

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Hospitals, nursing homes and community based health centers are closing throughout America because of Republican policies. And at the same period of time, these extremists Republicans refuse to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, causing health insurance premiums to skyrocket for more than 20 million working-class Americans. Republicans have done great damage to, to the American people, made life more expensive for everyday Americans on healthcare, on gas prices, on housing costs, on childcare, on groceries. (00:59–01:17)

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Asserts that the refusal to extend ACA tax credits by Republicans has increased premiums for over 20 million Americans.

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