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Hakeem Jeffries: “This is a patriotic fight to protect the healthcare…”

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

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11.17.25 DC Fly-In Presser

Published | Video Starts at 26:14

… Carolina, North Dakota, and South Dakota, the 10 states most impacted by the expiration of the Affordable Care act tax credits. So this is not a partisan issue for us. This is a patriotic fight to protect the healthcare affordability of the American people. in the midst of a devastating Republican healthcare crisis that is ruining lives, including in rural America, all across our great country. Thank you all. Thank you. (26:14–26:22)

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Asserts that protecting healthcare affordability is a patriotic duty.

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