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Hakeem Jeffries: “The one big ugly bill included a trillion dollar cut to…”

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

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… cuts, we're going to lower costs and we're going to save health care in the United States of America. In the midst of this great assault, assault on health care, The one big ugly bill included a trillion dollar cut to Medicaid, the largest cut to Medicaid or health care in American history. Putting hospitals and nursing homes and community Health centers like this at great risk. And we know, in fact, many are beginning to close all across the country, including in rural America. (15:57–16:09)

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Asserts that a bill included a trillion-dollar cut to Medicaid, the largest in American history.

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