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Hakeem Jeffries: “Ripped away food from hungry children, women, seniors and…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 08:49

In this Congress, that one big, ugly bill included the largest cut to Medicaid in American history and at the same time Ripped away food from hungry children, women, seniors and veterans by also visiting upon the American people the largest cut to nutritional assistance in American history. So all of these crisis events stem from Republican policies that are colliding at the same time, which is why Republicans are hiding, refuse to come back to Capitol Hill. (08:49–09:04)

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Asserts that the Republican bill included the largest cut to nutritional assistance in U.S. history.

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