“We are making sure that working people will not be priced out of the game that they helped to create.”
“It extends to making it possible for every New Yorker to take part in the things that make us human.”
“I’m not personalizing it. I’m just pointing out somebody’s record.”
“America’s energy producers take hit after hit from climate extremists who target them with excessive lawsuits.”
“There is nothing that ICE says that you should believe, and anything they say you should doubt immediately.”

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On the recordAugust 24, 2025
There's no basis, no authority for Trump to do this.
Said by
Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York
Source
motherjones.com

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Jeffries argues against Trump's plan to send troops to Chicago.

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