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Hakeem Jeffries: “Tens of millions of Americans all across the country are…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:03

That's been our position week after week after week, and it will continue to be our position because the Republican healthcare crisis is crushing the American people. And now that we're in the midst of open enrollment, Tens of millions of Americans all across the country are realizing that their premiums, copays and deductibles are going to skyrocket. In some cases $1,000 or $2,000 more per month that working class Americans are being asked to pay. No one can afford it. (01:03–01:14)

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Asserts that healthcare costs are increasing significantly for many Americans.

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