Fighting for an affordable America — that's what unites Democrats all across the country.
Hakeem Jeffries
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Hakeem Sekou Jeffries is an American lawyer and politician currently serving as the U.S. Representative for New York's 8th congressional district, a position he has held since January 3, 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Jeffries has been an influential figure in the House of Representatives, serving as the House Democratic Caucus Chair since 2019. He is known for his advocacy on issues such as criminal justice reform, healthcare, and economic equity.
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October 14, 2026
We need to lower the cost of groceries and gas. Two, we need to make healthcare affordable for every single American.…
— Hakeem Jeffries
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For years Donald Trump and far-right extremists have relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Omar with vile personal attacks and baseless accusations.
The more Donald Trump campaigns for Republicans across the country, the better for the opportunity for Democrats to further convince the American people that we actually are the only ones determined to make life more affordable for them.
Under no circumstances are Republicans winning five seats in Texas or four seats in Florida.
I'm very confident that we're going to take back the majority, but it remains to be seen what that looks like in terms of the number of seats that we pick up.
In order to end the vicious cycle of bloodshed, for the good of the Israeli and Palestinian people, American policy in the region must change dramatically.
Throughout the past three years, considerable suffering has plagued the Middle East. The horrific death of Palestinian civilians, destruction of civil society and devastation in Gaza is reprehensible and can never be allowed to happen…
The battle for the House, Jeffries said, is “an all-hands on deck effort” for Democrats.
The political conditions in Texas are deteriorating for Republicans by the day.
We’ve raised, as House Democrats, the resources necessary to go on offense while defending our Frontline incumbent members of Congress, many of whom are well ahead of their Republican challengers, and have begun to put those seats out of…
These districts are going to give us the majority, and then on top of it, the fact that we’ve been able to go deeper and deeper into the map will give us the opportunity to grow that majority even bigger,’’
If folks have been stealing from the American people, shortchanging the American people or screwing over the American people, we are going to hold the crooks accountable.
We've got to follow the facts. Apply the law. Be guided by the Constitution and then let the chips fall where they may, in the best interest of the American people.
Iran is a bad actor and must be aggressively confronted for its human rights violations, nuclear ambitions, support of terrorism and the threat it poses to our allies like Israel and Jordan in the region.





