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Hakeem Jeffries: “We made a promise to the country that we would fight for an affordable America, and we intend to keep it.”

On the recordNovember 9, 2026
We made a promise to the country that we would fight for an affordable America, and we intend to keep it.
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Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
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Discussing legislative priorities after midterm elections.

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