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.
Democrats from all across the country will be here in person, meeting in just a few hours and throughout the week because we want to reopen the government.
The world will be a better place with a safe and secure Israel living side by side in peace and prosperity with the Palestinian people able to achieve the dignity and self-determination they deserve. We must all recommit to achieve that…
people throughout this country should be able to afford to go see a doctor when they need one for themselves, their family, their children.
Listen, you’re not going to talk to me … and talk over me because you don’t want to hear what I have to say. So why don’t you just keep your mouth shut.
What House Republicans need to do is come back so we can address the military pay issue and reopen the government.
I voted for a tax cut bill that gave the largest tax cut to Americans in history, including, by the way, the average New Yorker getting a $4,000 tax cut.
You’re a complete and total embarrassment … and you’re going down for defeat next year.
I believe that we should pay our men and women in uniform and I support the effort of our members to make sure that takes place.
The law is clear — every single furloughed federal employee is entitled to back pay — period, full stop.
The American people deserve better than lies, than attacks, than deep-fake videos and the president spending all of his time on the golf course.
The Trump administration is targeting the jobs, thousands of jobs of hard-working Americans. Working-class Americans and blue collar Americans will lose the ability to work at the Second Avenue Subway site or at the other project that has…
The next time you have something to say about me, don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video. When I’m back in the Oval Office, say it to my face.
This is just the latest outrage in a string of documented violence against law-abiding people exercising their rights.
Mr. President, the next time you have something to say about me, don't cop out to a racist and fake AI video. When I'm back in the Oval Office, say it to my face.
Mr. President, next time you have something to say about me, don’t cop out through a racist and fake AI video.





