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Hakeem Jeffries: “Tens of millions of people facing the possibility of their…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on MS NOW's The Weekend

Published | Video Starts at 04:39

But we know costs haven't gone down. They're going up. Housing costs out of control, grocery costs out of control, utility costs, electricity bills skyrocketing, childcare costs out of control. And now Tens of millions of people facing the possibility of their premiums going up in some cases by 1,000 or $2,000 per year. These are working class people and middle class people. It's unaffordable for folks to live in Americ because of the Republican policies that are making things worse right now. (04:39–04:48)

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Asserts that many face potential premium increases of $1,000-$2,000 annually.

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