Hakeem Jeffries

We want to ensure that votes are taken on bills that have substantial Democratic support and substantial Republican support so that the extremists aren't able to dictate the agenda.

We want to find a bipartisan path to reopening the House of Representatives so we can solve problems for the American people and stand with our friends like Israel, and Ukraine, and others throughout the free world. But the House…

House Democrats have already intervened to prevent a government shutdown. House Democrats provided the majority of the votes on September 30th to avoid a government shutdown.

House Republicans continue to be in the midst of a civil war.

Entirely unreasonable

The proposed work rules are entirely unreasonable.

I do expect that there will be Democratic support once we have the ability to actually be fully briefed by the White House.

We have to, of course, avoid a market crash. We have to avoid tanking the economy. We have to avoid a default.

The extreme MAGA Republican negotiating position... contained nothing that was consistent with Democratic values or American values.

I'm thankful that President Biden has reached a resolution.

The reason why we're in this situation from the very beginning is that extreme MAGA Republicans made the determination that they were going to use the possibility of default to hold the economy and everyday Americans hostage, period, full…

President Biden has delivered a result that avoids a catastrophic default, that prevents us from our economy crashing, and stops the extreme MAGA Republicans from triggering a job-killing recession.

This was Exhibit A of the trauma that America would see if we have another four years with President Trump.

I think the sooner we can get the results of investigations, the better.

Rail is by far the safest way to move that, and so, we want to maximize all safety precautions regarding things along those lines.

We still have accidents, and accidents can have major impacts on communities.

When you look at mainline derailments, we actually are at an all-time low for 2022.

I think, when you look at train length versus incident, there has not been any correlation there.

I would love to, and I think we do in certain areas. For example, the REEF Act, we both worked together.

I certainly support the permitting efforts in there.

Service, absolutely, in certain areas of the country is not where it needs to be and not where it historically has been.

I believe that the American people will see fit to reelect President Biden and re-elect him comfortably.

I do believe the administration is prepared. I know Secretary Mayorkas was there at the border this week. Steps are being taken to make sure that there is order at the border.

I think what's in front of us right now is that President Biden has convened a very important discussion on Tuesday, so we can find a way forward to do what is necessary to continue to strengthen our economy in a manner that benefits…

We have to avoid default, period, full stop.