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Hakeem Jeffries

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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.

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Dec 17, 2020

Well, the president's response has clearly been an unmitigated disaster to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Dec 1, 2020

A prison sentence should not be a death sentence.

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Dec 1, 2020

The presumption at the Bureau of Prisons should be to utilize the tools available to it to allow inmates relief from this potentially deadly virus.

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Nov 20, 2020

We held the House; we flipped the presidency. I think we can win those two seats in Georgia. And COVID-19 and the fact that they've been missing in action is one of the most powerful arguments that we have.

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Nov 20, 2020

The good news, Chris, is that January 20th is on the horizon. We're going to try to get something done before then because the American people are hurting, but we will have new presidential leadership shortly.

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Nov 20, 2020

I mean, it's highly irresponsible, and it's classic in terms of the Trump administration. They're all about themselves. They're behaving like petulant children right now. They don't care about the economy. They don't care about the…

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Nov 20, 2020

Well, we've been trying to proceed with the fierce urgency of now since May when we passed the initial version of the heroes act on May 15th, then again, passed a second version of the Heroes Act on October 1st. But unfortunately, our…

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Nov 17, 2020

Amtrak is wholly unique in the access rights that it has with regard to freight rail lines.

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Nov 17, 2020

Crystal Mason -- and you have covered this, Ari... is a black woman who -- in a Texas prison right now, five-year sentence, for inadvertently voting because she thought she was eligible. They always are talking about voter fraud, but it…

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Nov 16, 2020

They always are talking about voter fraud, but it appears that they are endeavoring to engage in it right now. Perhaps they should be held accountable.

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Nov 16, 2020

And perhaps the only way that it stops, their efforts to poison our very democracy and rip us apart, is if there's going to be some accountability.

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Nov 16, 2020

But the reality is, in America, no one is above the law. Presidents aren't above the law. Governors, mayors aren't above the law, certainly, members of the United States Senate.

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Nov 16, 2020

Well, there's nothing more important to the fabric of our democracy than the integrity of our free and fair elections. It's at the core of who we are in the United States of America as a democratic republic, one person, one vote.

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Nov 16, 2020

Great to be with you, Ari.

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Oct 2, 2020

At some point, they should just take yes for an answer, do something meaningful for the American people.

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Oct 2, 2020

We are urging them to come to the negotiating table in a serious way, so we can enact a meaningful and transformative response.

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Oct 2, 2020

The Trump administration is a toxic combination of arrogance and ignorance.

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Oct 2, 2020

Transparency is going to be important as relates to the President's health and well-being and his condition moving forward.

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Oct 2, 2020

COVID-19 can touch anyone. Whether you're black or white or Latino or Asian or Native American, it doesn't matter. Whether you're a Democrat or Republican, it doesn't matter.

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Sep 21, 2020

Giving the American people an opportunity to weigh in on such an important matter is every legislator's paramount duty, and given how consequential Justice Scalia's replacement will be, it would be irresponsible for the Senate to confirm…

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Sep 9, 2020

Donald Trump has weaponized the intelligence community, and he's also weaponized the Department of Homeland Security, all connected to him being a master of deception and misinformation.

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Sep 9, 2020

That statement that you just played, Ari, from Barr is one of the most dangerous statements that any attorney general has ever made, because it is so clearly wrong, based on the facts, the data and the evidence.

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Sep 9, 2020

Well, we're going to continue to defend our democracy and make sure that we can respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in a meaningful and transformational way. That will remain our top priority.

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Sep 9, 2020

Unfortunately, it appears that Donald Trump, the Trump campaign, and his allies within the administration are trying to run away from that reality and/or systematically cover it up.

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Sep 9, 2020

In 2016, Russia interfered in that election in sweeping and systematic fashion, and the Trump campaign welcomed that assistance.

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