Hakeem Jeffries: “They made those tax breaks permanent.”

“They literally Republicans ripped food out of the mouths of children, hungry seniors, veterans and family. Why did they do this? To provide massive tax breaks to their billionaire donors. And They made those tax breaks permanent. And now the same group of extremists came, can't even be bothered to have a conversation about extending the Affordable Care act tax credits for working class Americans, middle class Americans and everyday Americans.” (30:00–30:03)

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