Hakeem Jeffries

We have said consistently that we are committed to a parallel track approach.

Republicans have concluded that they can no longer win elections democratically. And so they engage in voter suppression, they steal Supreme Court seats, and then they legislate from the bench.

Well, it`s good to be on, Joy. We`re in this situation because the Supreme Court has, in this space, as they have done most recently with reproductive freedoms, issued an irresponsible decision or taken an irresponsible action.

Those who worship at the altar of voter suppression will fail. Those who worship at the altar of Jim Crow-like oppression will fail. Those who worship at the altar of turning back the clock to make America hate again will fail. We`re not…

How dare Republicans come to this floor and lecture America about masks and liberty over and over again while at the same time undermining the precious right to vote? Free and fair elections are central to our liberty, and we are not going…

As Democrats, we`re all on the same page in terms of substance. We just need to figure out what the highest common denominator is going to be as it relates to process so we can get both of these things done.

Right now, the most important thing is that we should all be falling in behind Kathy Hochul, our soon-to-be governor, supporting her because her success will be the success of the people of New York state.

It`s my sense that the overwhelming majority of members certainly support a parallel track approach. We want to make sure we get the bipartisan infrastructure deal done. At the same time, we want to make sure that the budget reconciliation…

We can never allow something like that to ever happen again.

Because Republicans have committed to voter suppression as an electoral strategy, and they are bankrupt of substantive ideas in so many areas, we know that we`ve got to deal with this issue in order to preserve our democracy.

We certainly cannot allow these bills to die in the Senate at this critical moment for our democracy. At the end of the day, the very integrity of our democracy depends on the unfettered right to vote which we know is under intense assault.

The Biden administration... is putting the pressure on the states and localities to do something about that.

It appears that it's very unlikely that the Senate will be able to move on extending the moratorium the Republicans, of course, blocked it in the House.

We're focused and unified around the need for the states and localities to get the more than $40 billion in relief that we allocated in the American Rescue Plan out to landlords and tenants.

Since the start of this once-in-a-century pandemic, Congress has acted decisively and passed legislative relief totaling $5.9 trillion; but our work is far from done, and we are obligated to ensure that relief aid arrived to the folks who…

Is anyone else tired of hearing the insurrectionist in Chief continue to lie about the 2020 election? Over the weekend, once again, the former, twice-impeached, disgraced, so-called President of the United States of America, falsely…

The Federal bench should seemingly reflect the 'many' the Framers of the Constitution thought was important to the country in the broadest possible way--race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, region, yes, ideology, and also life…

So, I just think that, obviously, qualifications are paramount in terms of one's capacity to be able to evaluate the cases that come before an Article III Federal Court.

It is my understanding that he nominated approximately 54 Circuit Court judges who were confirmed and that not a single one of the judges appointed during his Presidency to the Circuit Court were African American.

The hypocrisy coming from some in this Chamber is extraordinary. The radical right consistently claims to be the party of law and order, but they refuse to sign off on an investigation into the January 6 violent attack on the Capitol…

Kevin McCarthy refused to take yes for an answer. And now, he`s got a select committee.

Also, I think the Framers of the Constitution recognized the importance of a free and fair press.

Clearly, in the constitutional construct of this country, we've got an Article I Legislative Branch that I'm very proud to serve in, the Article II Executive Branch, the Article III Judiciary, all apparently constructed to make sure that…

In fact, we probably can expect that Donald Trump over the next few days will issue recommendations as to who he thinks should be on this committee. And Kevin McCarthy will follow those recommendations, hook, line and sinker.

We’ll see what horror show Kevin McCarthy gives us that will have to deal with and we will.