In the aftermath of this January six violent insurrection and attack on the Capitol, we should have a bipartisan commission.
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.
What`s most important is that the American Rescue Plan, the American Jobs Plan, the American Families Plan are all popular not just amongst Democrats, but amongst Republicans and Independents, because they see the leadership that is coming…
We will not allow the cult to dictate the agenda. And we certainly will not engage in an unconditional surrender.
I thank the distinguished chair for his tremendous leadership. Mr. Speaker, the January 6 bipartisan commission will explore what happened on that fateful day, why it happened, and how do we prevent another violent insurrection and attack…
It`s hard to take Kevin McCarthy seriously at this point. I don`t know what Kevin McCarthy is afraid of.
I don`t know what Kevin McCarthy is afraid of. The Republican leader moves to kill an investigation into the Capitol riot, as one of his members defends the insurrection on the floor.
It`s hard to take Kevin McCarthy seriously at this point. I don`t know what Kevin McCarthy is afraid of.
By direction of the Democratic Caucus, I offer a privileged resolution and ask for its immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as follows: H. Res. 384 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected…
This is who House Republicans are at this point. The House Republican Conference is a full-blown cult of personality as it relates to bending the knee to Donald Trump.
We were very clear throughout the last four years that no one is above the law. That includes the president of the United States.
Well, Mitch McConnell has a way of putting himself on full blast. And, once again, he`s done that. He`s done this in the past. He did it when he made clear that his top political objective was to make sure that Barack Obama was a one-term…
The brand firms are actually filing these petitions, subsequently found to be almost always meritorious, and that results in the delay of lower cost generic drugs being brought to the market.
Joe Biden recognizes that we have big problems in America. It’s a big moment for this country and it requires big solutions. And Joe Biden is not running away from the big solutions that are necessary. He’s running toward them and laying…
I think the American people definitely would prefer to see Democrats and Republicans working together whenever and wherever possible. And that’s exactly what Joe Biden has been trying to do and will continue to try to do.
Republicans tried to convince the American people that we are competing against each other. That’s part of the effort to divide us. Joe Biden made it clear that we’re in this together.
We`re moving forward to try to arrive at common ground with the Republicans so we can form a bipartisan commission that can comprehensively study the events of January 6th.
So, our view is that the Commission should be focused on the events of January 6th, the violent attack on the Capitol, the incitement of an insurrection, the perpetration of the big lie, and the role that it played in the radicalization…
We are going to get to the bottom of what happened. Hopefully, that will be through a 9/11 style commission. But we have majorities in the house in the Senate. We have subpoena power. We can conduct an independent congressional…
I thank the distinguished chair for his yielding and for his leadership. The foundational model of this country is e pluribus unum, out of many, one. It doesn't say out of many Europeans, one. It doesn't say out of many Anglo-Saxons, one…
Hopefully, beyond John Boehner, more Republican stateswomen and men will speak up and take their party back.
Well, it is my hope that more Republicans will continue to speak up because right now, we're in a situation where Democrats from great leadership from President Biden and Vice President Harris are pushing transformational pieces of…
And Republicans are the party of Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, Marjorie Taylor Greene, the big lie, and the QAnon conspiracy theory -- that is not sustainable if we're going to have a legitimate two-party system.
I think that the prosecution has presented an incredibly strong case to date.





