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.
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.
Donald Trump promised to bring peace to the Middle East. He has failed to deliver on that promise.
If you make any changes to that map … they are going to endanger four to six Republican incumbents who are serving in the Congress right now.
The rise in political violence in this country is unacceptable. This is a moment of crisis that requires Congress to act decisively in order to ensure the safety of every single Member who serves in the People’s House.
Donald Trump promised to bring peace to the Middle East. He has failed to deliver on that promise.
We can’t take our foot off the gas pedal until Iran is brought to its knees.
Ensure the safety of our Minnesota delegation and Members of Congress across the country.
While we differ in many areas related to policy and our vision for America’s future, Member safety must be an area of common ground.
The targeted shootings of Minnesota Senator John Hoffman and State Rep. Melissa Hortman are deeply disturbing. Violence is never acceptable.
Every single person who was involved in manhandling should be held accountable to the full extent of the law.
Republicans want to rip billions of dollars away from America’s efforts to keep her people safe and secure to satisfy some extreme ideological crusade related to a deeply unpopular effort formerly led by Elon Musk to devastate the American…
I full expectation that, as has been the case up until this point, they will confront strong and unified Democratic opposition in the House.
An utter abomination in terms of the extreme MAGA Republican effort to continue to erase American history, and we're not going to allow it to happen.
If Democrats as a party are truly on the run, then we'd be losing special elections, not winning them in the way that we are.
House Democrats are rising to the occasion to meet the moment, but more from all of us will continue to be required until we can definitively end this national nightmare that Donald Trump and House Republicans are visiting on the American…
We are in a ‘more is more’ environment. These aren’t ordinary times, and they require an extraordinary response.
The extremists are taking your healthcare away. And they don’t care if people die.
You know what is interesting, is that every time I have come on this floor, I can use sharp language, he can use sharp language. You choose to admonish me. I don't work for you, sir. I work for the American people.





