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Hakeem Jeffries: “The legislation that will be triggered by the discharge…”

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

Hakeem Jeffries Press Conference

Published December 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 12:28

I mean, the time has long passed to do anything other than move forward with The legislation that will be triggered by the discharge petition that House Democrats have filed that has every single House Democrat on it. 214. Which means all we need are four House Republicans out of 219. We only need four to join us and we can get this legislation onto the floor and out of the House. (12:28–12:37)

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Asserts that all House Democrats support a discharge petition for ACA tax credits.

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