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Hakeem Jeffries: “There have been more successful discharge petitions in the…”

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

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Leader Jeffries Holds Press Conference as Republicans Run Out of Town

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… for three years to prevent tens of millions of hardworking American taxpayers from experiencing dramatically increased health insurance costs so they can go see a doctor when they need one. There have been more successful discharge petitions in the last three weeks than there have been in the last three decades in the United States Congress. So we're working to deal with the healthcare crisis that's in front of us because we still have unfinished business since Mike Johnson decided to adjourn the House of Representatives … (15:00–15:12)

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Asserts that more discharge petitions succeeded in the last three weeks than in the last three decades.

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