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Hakeem Jeffries: “They have launched an assault on medical research, an…”

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

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And in some cases resulting in premium increases of as much as $1,000 a month on working class New Yorkers, middle class New Yorkers and everyday Americans. The same group of extremists, led by the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, They have launched an assault on medical research, an assault on the Centers for Disease Control, an assault on the National Institute of Health, an assault on the Food and Drug Administration, an assault on vaccine availability, and an assault on public health here in the United States of America. But they thought the American people would step back. We're not going to step back. We're going to fight back. (17:06–17:28)

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Asserts that there is an assault on various health and research institutions and vaccine availability in the U.S.

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