Hakeem Jeffries: “We've raised the stakes around the issue of the Affordable…”

“What we've seen is the ability to defy the speaker of the House when we've made our case successfully to the American people. And it certainly is true that over the last several weeks We've raised the stakes around the issue of the Affordable Care act, tax credits. and the need to make sure we're protecting health care for working class Americans, middle class Americans and everyday Americans so they can afford to go see a doctor when they need one.” (06:07–06:12)

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