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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.
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. 92 Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are hereby, elected to…
The party of Lincoln is gone. The party of Reagan is gone. The party of McCain is gone. The party of Marjorie Taylor Greene has taken over. It’s sad and it’s pathetic.
Marjorie Taylor Green is totally out of control. Why would Kevin McCarthy continue to associate himself and the Republican conference with someone who Leader Mitch McConnell has characterized as a cancer? The last time I checked cancers…
the big lie continues to be perpetrated by Donald Trump, and that is why we are where we are.
every reasonable person in America knows that Joe Biden won the election. He won the election by more than 80 million votes.
I think Lindsey Graham is divorced from reality at this particular point in time.
But there's a new sheriff in town as it relates to what's going on in the Senate and fairness is going to dictate the witnesses that I believe will be called in this trial. And that's a good thing for truth, for justice, and for the…
Well, it's certainly a settled question that the trial can proceed even when a former Executive Branch, elected official or administrative official has stepped down.
the former president of the United States is responsible for this type of activity. He’s the person who has perpetrated the big lie that he actually won the election and that the presidency was stolen by Joe Biden and Democrats in the…
This is something that unfolded on January 6th, directed at a family member of mine.
We’re not moving on from insurrection. We’re not moving on from sedition. We’re not moving on from a violent assault on the Capitol no matter what you might think of our effort to hold this president accountable.
It’s incredibly important. And we’re going to start with the organized crime boss who formerly occupied 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
I think what’s important to know is that you’re speaking both to the senators and to the American people.
It’s a serious and solemn and sober moment. ... we need to hold the president accountable for his out-of-control abuse of power in that instance, and, in this particular instance, inciting a violent attack, an insurrection on the Capitol.
the president must -- former president, twice impeached president, must be held accountable.
The goal was to stop Congress from certifying the election of Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States of America.
To me, that’s why I believe that there will be a visceral reaction to the presentation of evidence once the trial starts.
the most important thing to understand about the violent attack on the Capitol that Donald Trump incited is, why were the people there? They were summoned to Washington by Donald Trump.
There’s a lot of work to do because the Trump administration has done so much damage to the fabric of America, and we are ready to move forward.
I think from our perspective, you know, the COVID-19 pandemic is not a Democratic problem or a Republican problem. It’s an American problem. And we need to deal with it with the fierce urgency of now.
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