Jeffries ducks Medicare-for-All stance, spurring progressive outcry

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On NBC's Meet the Press, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries dodged endorsing Medicare for All and suggested Democrats should first fix the health-care system before building a broader plan, prompting swift backlash from progressives who argue the party broadly backs Medicare for All and from critics who say his stance could hurt left-leaning momentum.
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