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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) was joined on the Capitol steps by around 100 Democrats.
Jeffries reiterated Democratic demands to extend health care subsidies and undo Medicaid reforms in the GOP megabill passed over the summer.
“Cancel the cuts. Lower the cost. Save health care. That’s what this fight is all about,” he said.
He was also joined by a group of citizens affected by Medicaid and Obamacare subsidies who shared their stories of what government services have meant to them….