'It's An Abomination': Hakeem Jeffries Torches Republicans' Big Beautiful Bill

At a press briefing on Tuesday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries was asked about the Big Beautiful Bill.

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00:00Question?

00:03If this Elon Musk yelling on his way out, do you think this is going to be a little in the Senate?

00:09For all the reasons that I just indicated, the bill is disgusting.

00:13It's an abomination.

00:15It's a disaster for the American people.

00:18And as House Democrats, we've been saying it repeatedly.

00:21Saying it at rallies.

00:23Saying it at committee markups.

00:25Saying it before the rules committee.

00:27Saying it on the floor.

00:28Hour after hour after hour into the early morning.

00:33And we'll continue to say it in the United States Senate.

00:35The bill limped out of the House of Representatives.

00:38They had to strong-arm members of the Republican Conference to even get this done.

00:47Many of these Republicans know that they were doing the wrong thing by their constituents.

00:54And we're going to continue to expose it.

00:58Before Elon Musk decided to weigh in.

01:02The American people understood the deal.

01:05In every single poll that has come out over the last two weeks.

01:12The Republican one big ugly bill is deeply underwater.

01:17Underwater.

01:18It is unfavorable.

01:21By 8 points, 10 points, 15, 16 points.

01:25Every single poll.

01:28Across this country.

01:29That has come out.

01:31Over the last two weeks.

01:34The American people have rejected.

01:36The Republican one big ugly bill.

01:38And we're just getting started.

01:41We're just getting started.