Hakeem Jeffries: “Tens of millions of Americans, working class Americans…”

“And one of the ways we can make sure that we strive to achieve that principle is to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits which are scheduled to expire in 15 days. And that means that Tens of millions of Americans, working class Americans, middle class Americans, people in urban America, rural America, small town America, suburban America, the heartland of America, black and brown communities all throughout America, tens of millions of people, Americans of every stripe in every region are about to experience their health insurance premiums increase in some instances by $1,000 or $2,000 per month. That is unacceptable. And now we have a bipartisan coalition here in the House of representatives.” (02:33–03:05)

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