Florida is a red state, but Jeffries is willing to take the fight over the shutdown to South Florida because South Florida is ground zero in this battle. We spoke early Thursday evening. There are hundreds of thousands of people in South Florida who are at risk of seeing their premiums, co pays and deductibles skyrocket by thousands of dollars a year if the Affordable Care act tax credits are allowed to expire. Unfortunately, Republicans like Representative Jimenez, Representative Salazar, and Representative Diaz Bellard refused to sit down to negotiate an extension of the Affordable Care act tax credits, and they have no interest in addressing the health care crisis that, that they've created. (00:12–00:33)
CLAIM
Asserts that expiration of ACA tax credits will significantly increase healthcare costs for South Floridians.
This is an excerpt from a raw transcript. The assertions have not been audited or verified. Tap the video to view the source footage and understand the context.
