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Hakeem Jeffries: “We're facing the largest cut to Medicare, $536 billion in…”

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

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Leader Jeffries on MSNBC's Katy Tur Reports

Published | Video Starts at 01:58

… Medicaid in American history, has hospitals, nursing homes and community based health clinics are closing all throughout the country because of what they did in their one big ugly bill. We're facing the largest cut to Medicare, $536 billion in American history if Congress doesn't act by the end of this year. And on top of all that, people are facing these dramatically increased premiums, co pays and deductibles because of the Republicans continued refusal to, to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits even though open enrollment starts in just a few weeks. (01:58–02:08)

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Asserts that a $536 billion cut to Medicare is imminent without congressional action.

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