Hakeem Jeffries: “We need to do this prior to December 31st.”

“Listen, we're in this fight until we win this fight on behalf of the American people. That means extending the Affordable Care act tax credits. And the clock is ticking. We need to do this prior to December 31st. There's no reason not to. These Republicans raced in the middle of this year to enact massive tax breaks for their billionaire donors.” (00:39–00:43)

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