During a press briefing on Friday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) spoke about the One Big Beautiful Bill.
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00:00There was some talk this week from Republicans on the House and Senate about being open to potential sanctions on Russia.
00:07Is that something that Republican leadership has spoken to you and your fellow House Democrats about?
00:12House Republicans talk a good game, but then they always fall apart at the end when Donald Trump, their puppet master, cracks down on them.
00:23These House Republicans talk a very good game about defending Medicaid.
00:30And then every single one of them collapsed at the end and caved to Donald Trump and voted for a bill that would represent the largest cut to Medicaid in American history that will close down rural hospitals in their districts and do a whole bunch of damage to people all across the country.
00:57And in fact, at the end of the day, Trump's one big, ugly bill didn't get more moderate in the last 24 hours before it was brought to the floor of the House for a vote.
01:12It got more extreme, including as it relates to throwing more people off their health care.
01:19And what did these so-called moderate Republicans do?
01:21They all fell in line and voted for it.
01:25Give me a break.
01:26So there's no reason for us to believe in the House of Representatives that these so-called moderate Republicans will do anything at the end of the day other than bend the knee to their puppet master, Donald Trump.
01:46Because all they've been is a reckless rubber stamp for Donald Trump's extreme agenda.
01:54Thanks.
01:55Back.