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On the recordOctober 8, 2025
Permanent extension, and let’s go from there in terms of a negotiation.
Said by
Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
usatoday.com

Editor's note · Context

Jeffries discusses the negotiation stance on American Care Act subsidies amid the government shutdown.

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