Hakeem Jeffries Reveals The 'Damaging' Impacts The Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Have On His District

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) held a press briefing on Monday where he was asked about the impact of the Big Beautiful Bill Act.

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00:00There are people who will lose their health care coverage across the state of New York

00:21and beyond, approximately 14 million in this country.

00:25Tens of millions of others are going to pay higher co-pays, premiums, and deductibles

00:35because of the significant role that Medicaid plays in the health care ecosystem across this country.

00:44And if you're effectively in Medicaid as we know it, it will also have an impact that

00:50is damaging on people who don't rely on Medicaid for their health insurance but are part of

00:58the same health care ecosystem.

01:01Hospitals are going to close.

01:03Nursing homes are going to shut down.

01:06Community health clinics will shutter their doors.

01:13And people are going to die when their health care is taken away from them, all because

01:21Republicans want to provide a massive tax break to their billionaire donors like Elon Musk.

01:27That's the fundamental question that is before the Congress and the House of Representatives

01:32this week.

01:34Democrats are going to stand on the side of the American people, their health care, their

01:37nutritional assistance, their access to higher education, stand on the side of veterans

01:43and everyday Americans and people with disabilities and our children and seniors.

01:49And Republicans are continuing to stand on the side of their billionaire donors.

01:55And House Republicans in particular are once again shamefully bending the knee and serving

02:05as nothing more than a rubber stamp for Donald Trump's extreme agenda.

02:10That's why he's coming up to the hill tomorrow to give them their marching orders as if House

02:17Republicans work for Donald Trump, J.D. Vance, or Elon Musk.

02:21You don't.

02:23You work for the American people.

02:25And all we need are four House Republicans to stand up and do the right thing

02:32and push back against this one big ugly bill, and we could actually save the health care

02:39of the American people.

02:42Do you plan to speak with President Trump at all during this process of tomorrow?

02:47I have no current plans to talk to President Trump.

02:49Thank you for the hard work for the American people here at the Clark.

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