Hakeem Jeffries: “Tens of millions of folks are about to experience, as you…”

“I think their original Republican plan was to try to fly below the radar and allow the Affordable Care act tax credits to expire because they don't give a damn about helping the American people. And Tens of millions of folks are about to experience, as you indicated, dramatically increased premiums, copays and deductibles if these tax credits expire. But Democrats in the House together with our partners in the Senate led by Chuck Schumer, you know, have spent months now dramatically raising this issue and the stakes so that the public knows that Congress needs to act.” (06:45–06:54)

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