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Hakeem Jeffries: “These are states that cannot absorb what unfortunately has…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on FOX News Special Report with Bret Baier

Published | Video Starts at 07:20

We're fighting for the American people. Hospitals, nursing homes and community based health centers are closing all throughout America, including in Louisiana or in Alabama. And These are states that cannot absorb what unfortunately has come out of the one big ugly bill. And we think this needs to be decisively addressed. And Republicans are saying they're willing to negotiate on that. They'll put it in the bill in this negotiation. (07:20–07:28)

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Asserts that states like Louisiana and Alabama cannot handle the consequences of a specific bill.

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