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Making America Affordable: Hakeem Jeffries & Dr. Oz 8/14/25

Making America Affordable: Hakeem Jeffries & Dr. Oz 8/14/25

In a lively conversation, House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) discusses the future of the Democratic Party, Zohran Mamdani’s role in it, and strategies to make America more affordable. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz discusses the Trump administration’s plans for the American health care system, including prior authorization requirements for Medicare. President Trump is weighing up to 11 potential Fed Chair nominees while pushing for lower interest rates from the central bank. Plus, Chinese AI company DeepSeek has reportedly run into issues using Huawei chips and investor Mario Gabelli is suing Shari Redstone’s National Amusements. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries - 22:02 Dr. Mehmet Oz - 38:47 In this episode: Hakeem Jeffries, @RepJeffries Dr. Mehmet Oz, @DrOz Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie

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August 14, 202543m 2s

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Show Notes

In a lively conversation, House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) discusses the future of the Democratic Party, Zohran Mamdani’s role in it, and strategies to make America more affordable. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz discusses the Trump administration’s plans for the American health care system, including prior authorization requirements for Medicare. President Trump is weighing up to 11 potential Fed Chair nominees while pushing for lower interest rates from the central bank. Plus, Chinese AI company DeepSeek has reportedly run into issues using Huawei chips and investor Mario Gabelli is suing Shari Redstone’s National Amusements.

 

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries - 22:02

Dr. Mehmet Oz - 38:47

 

In this episode:

Hakeem Jeffries, @RepJeffries

Dr. Mehmet Oz, @DrOz

Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk 

Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin

Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie


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