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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.

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Jul 29, 2025

I join millions of New Yorkers in mourning the horrific murder of New York Police Department officer Didarul Islam in yesterday’s tragic, senseless mass shooting.

nypost.com
Jul 29, 2025

Mass shootings are a plague. The gun violence epidemic continues to afflict our country and now has shattered lives in our great City.

nypost.com
Jul 29, 2025

The murder of a brave New York City police officer and several innocent civilians is tragic and horrifying.

nypost.com
Jul 24, 2025

Why haven’t Republicans released the Epstein files to the American people?

nbcnews.com
Jul 24, 2025

What are they hiding from the American people? Release the files so that the American people can make a decision on their own.

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Jul 18, 2025

Republicans want a country where politicians choose their voters, not the other way around. It reeks of desperation.

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Jul 18, 2025

Elected officials should earn the support of voters they hope to represent.

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Jul 18, 2025

This is not an America first bill. It’s a China first bill because of the void that’s being created all across the world.

huffpost.com
Jul 18, 2025

This is not an America first bill. It's a China first bill because of the void that's being created all across the world.

newsweek.com
Jul 18, 2025

No one is buying the notion that Republicans are actually trying to improve wasteful spending.

newsweek.com
Jul 17, 2025

This is very simple. The American people simply need to know the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.

newsweek.com
Jul 16, 2025

Seems to me that a special counsel is just a diversionary tactic. If the files exist, produce them and produce them now to the American people.

breitbart.com
Jul 16, 2025

At the end of the day the American people deserve to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth as it relates to this whole Jeffrey Epstein matter.

breitbart.com
Jul 15, 2025

The American people deserve to know the truth. What, if anything, is the Trump administration and the Department of Justice hiding?

newsweek.com
Jul 15, 2025

Democrats didn’t put the Jeffrey Epstein thing into the public domain. This was a conspiracy that Donald Trump, Pam Bondi and these MAGA extremists have been fanning the flames of for the last several years, and now the chickens are coming…

msnbc.com
Jul 15, 2025

The American people deserve to know the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth as it relates to this whole sordid Jeffrey Epstein matter.

cnn.com
Jul 15, 2025

Follow the facts, apply the law, and be guided by the Constitution.

nbcnews.com
Jul 12, 2025

I think we are going to have to figure out what happened, why did it happen, and how do we prevent this type of tragedy from ever happening again? And so the question of readiness is certainly something that Congress should be able to…

newrepublic.com
Jul 10, 2025

I think our nominee is going to have to convince folks that he is prepared to aggressively address the rise in antisemitism.

nypost.com
Jul 10, 2025

'Globalizing the intifada,' by way of example, is not an acceptable phrase.

nypost.com
Jul 10, 2025

While Texans battle tragic and deadly flooding, Governor Abbott and House Republicans are plotting a mid-decade gerrymander.

motherjones.com
Jul 9, 2025

We are going to tattoo this disgusting abomination of a bill to the foreheads of every single Republican who voted for it.

huffpost.com
Jul 9, 2025

The one big ugly bill represents the largest cut to Medicaid in American history.

huffpost.com
Jul 9, 2025

While Texans battle tragic and deadly flooding, Governor Abbott and House Republicans are plotting a mid-decade gerrymander.

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