Hakeem Jeffries

Dr. King said that if you can’t fly, run. If you can’t run, walk. If you can’t walk, crawl. But at all times, press on.

Republicans are trying to take a chain saw to Social Security, a chain saw to Medicare, a chain saw to Medicaid, a chain saw to the health care of the American people, a chain saw to nutritional assistance for hungry children, a chain saw…

Above all else, I’m just thankful for the spirit, the heart and soul of the American people who have risen up throughout this country to make it clear to all of us in this institution: Keep your hands off our Medicaid. Keep your hands off…

What is contemplated in this one big, ugly bill is wrong. It’s dangerous, and it’s cruel, and cruelty should not be either the objective or the outcome of legislation that we consider here in the United States House of Representatives.

As I take my seat, I just want to say to the American people that no matter what the outcome is on this singular day, we’re going to press on.

Why did debate begin at 3:28 a.m. in the morning? Republicans are once again, which has been the case, Mr. Speaker, through every step of this journey, trying to jam this bill through the House of Representatives under cover of darkness.

We were a hell no last week, a hell no this week, a hell no yesterday, a hell no today.

Not a single thing in Donald Trump’s one big, ugly bill will meaningfully make life more affordable for everyday Americans, and that’s just one of several reasons why House Democrats are hell no on this legislation.

All Democrats will 'no' and they only need to flip four Republicans to prevent the bill from passing.

All procedural and legislative options are on the table to prevent passage of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill.'

Any mayor, whether you’re a Democratic mayor, a Republican mayor, an independent mayor, has got to commit to the safety and well-being of all of the people of the city of New York.

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

Assemblyman Mamdani ran a strong campaign that relentlessly focused on the economy and bringing down the high cost of living in New York City.

We expect them to explain...what are the Trump administration's plans to avoid another potentially disastrous war.

Is it, in fact, the case that Iran’s nuclear program has been completely and totally obliterated? There apparently are reasons to believe that that was a blatant misrepresentation made by Donald Trump to the American people.

Is it in fact the case that Iran’s nuclear program has been completely and totally obliterated?

All we received from the White House was a so-called courtesy call with no explanation as to the rationale for the decision that could have serious consequences for the American people.

We haven’t gotten an initial briefing from the White House.

If the administration has evidence to the contrary, come up to present it.

Not a scintilla of evidence to date has been presented that I have seen to justify the notion that there was an imminent threat to the United States of America.

President Trump misled the country about his intentions, failed to seek congressional authorization for the use of military force and risks American entanglement in a potentially disastrous war in the Middle East.

What was the imminent threat to the United States of America?

What is the administration hiding?

President Trump misled the country about his intentions, failed to seek congressional authorization for the use of military force.

Trump risked US entanglement in a potentially disastrous war in the Middle East.