Hakeem Jeffries actually said...
I do think that it is another data point on the journey in America, which is we are a government of the people, by the people and for the people. And that means that folks from a working-class neighborhood in central Brooklyn like myself should have an opportunity to participate in American governance, particularly in the House of Representatives.
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Hakeem Jeffries reflects on his role as the first African American to lead a party in Congress and its significance.
01/07/2023