We'll continue that fight today, tomorrow, this week, next week, this month, next month, this year, next year. We're going to continue that fight to fix our broken health care system and lower the high cost of living for the American…
Hakeem Jeffries
The Public Record
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.
Now is the time for so-called traditional Republicans to join with House Democrats, sign the discharge petition and force a vote on our bill to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits for three years.
House Democrats will continue our fight to lower the high cost of living, decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis and extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.
We're not going to support a partisan Republican spending bill that continues to gut the health care of the American people.
Or the American people will throw Republicans out of their jobs next year and end the speakership of Donald J. Trump once and for all.
Either Republicans finally decide to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits this year.
What we are going to continue to do as House Democrats is to partner with our allies throughout America is to wage the fight, to stay in the Colosseum.
It’s our expectation that the House will vote at some point tomorrow and House Democrats will strongly oppose any legislation that does not decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis.
The overwhelming majority of Senate Democrats, led by Leader Schumer, are opposing this bill in the Senate.
I don’t think that the House Democratic Caucus is prepared to support a promise, a wing and a prayer from folks who have been devastating the health care of the American people for years.
[President] Donald Trump needs to get off the golf course and get back to the negotiating table.
Donald Trump and his administration have made the decision to weaponize hunger, to withhold SNAP benefits from millions of people, notwithstanding the fact that two lower courts, both the district court and the court of appeals, made clear…
Republicans aren’t operating in good faith as it relates to doing anything to actually make health care more affordable.
The United States is a much better nation today because Nancy Pelosi dedicated her life to serving the children, the climate, the country and the American people.
We write to demand a bipartisan meeting of legislative leaders to end the GOP shutdown of the federal government and decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis.





