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Hakeem Jeffries: “The Affordable Care act tax credits are about to expire and…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on CNN's Laura Coates Live

Published | Video Starts at 01:38

We're talking about the largest cut to Medicaid in American history. Hospitals and nursing homes and community based health centers are closing all across the country, including in rural America. The Affordable Care act tax credits are about to expire and that's going to trigger dramatic increases in premiums, co pays and deductibles. for tens of millions of working class Americans and middle class Americans. We also know that Republicans have set in motion a $536 billion cut to Medicare because of their one big ugly bill if Congress doesn't act by the end of the year. (01:38–01:47)

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Asserts that the expiration of ACA tax credits will increase healthcare costs for Americans.

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