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Hakeem Jeffries: “We're going to introduce an amendment that gives them an…”

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

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So have you had any outreach yet to Republicans on that or is it too soon for something like that? We haven't had any conversations with Republicans. We're going to be before the Rules Committee shortly. We're going to introduce an amendment that gives them an opportunity to extend the Affordable Care act tax credits. And we're going to continue to make the point to our Republican colleagues. Our position is simple. Cancel the cuts, lower the cost, save health care. Thank you, everyone. (23:19–23:26)

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States intention to introduce an amendment to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits.

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