Hakeem Jeffries: “This is a partisan Republican spending bill that that many…”

“The other thing that's important to point out is this is not a bipartisan spending bill that they're asking House and Senate Democrats to vote on. And Senate Democrats have held the line in such an extraordinary way. This is a partisan Republican spending bill that that many of us strongly objected to in March because it cut veterans health care, cut nutritional assistance, cut benefits as it relates to affordable housing programs in this country. which is desperately needed, and it also cut health care. And so we view this as a partisan Republican spending bill that continues the trajectory of gutting the health care …” (04:04–04:19)

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