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Hakeem Jeffries: “These are people who have now tried more than 70 different…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on MSNBC's Katy Tur Reports

Published | Video Starts at 03:27

Well, there's definitively no reason to ever trust the Republicans, particularly as it relates to the health care issue and the Affordable Care Act. These are people who have now tried more than 70 different times over the last 15 years to repeal the Affordable Care Act. And so there's no reasonable basis to conclude that, that if they simply give their word as it relates to dealing with the Affordable Care act tax credits, that they'll actually move toward a legislative resolution. (03:27–03:37)

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Asserts that Republicans have attempted over 70 times to repeal the ACA in 15 years.

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