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Hakeem Jeffries: “There's a discharge petition connected to legislation that…”

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

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Leader Jeffries Floor Speech on Partisan Republican Spending Bill

Published | Video Starts at 09:42

Many of my Republican colleagues have suggested that they want to deal with the healthcare affordability issue, that they want to address the Republican health care crisis that's devastating people all across this country. Well, we have an opportunity for you to do so. There's a discharge petition connected to legislation that House Democrats have introduced to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits for three years. Because we believe that working class Americans, middle class Americans and everyday Americans deserve the same level of certainty that Republicans always provide to to the wealthy, the well off and their well connected donors. (09:42–09:52)

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Asserts that House Democrats have introduced legislation to extend ACA tax credits for three years.

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