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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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Jun 26, 2026

I'm going to continue to stand behind every single Democratic incumbent, while of course, continuing to focus on what we actually need to do for this country.

foxnews.com
Jun 26, 2026

“TPS holders from Haiti and Syria are our hardworking neighbors actively contributing to our communities, supporting our small businesses and filling critical labor needs,”

theguardian.com
Jun 25, 2026

Every race is going to be judged on its own merits, and I’m sure that there’ll be an assessment of what happened.

huffpost.com
Jun 24, 2026

We should not spend another dime of taxpayer dollars on Operation Epic Failure.

abcnews.com
Jun 24, 2026

We have agreed to strongly disagree.

abcnews.com
Jun 19, 2026

At Delaney Hall, we learned of unsanitary living conditions, lack of adequate medical care and unhealthy food.

newjerseymonitor.com
Jun 19, 2026

The situation is unacceptable. Delaney Hall must be shut down immediately.

arkansasadvocate.com
Jun 19, 2026

These clowns have been playing checkers, and we’re going to continue to play three-dimensional chess.

dailycaller.com
Jun 16, 2026

Do Democrats not sleep at night if, God forbid, there's something that happens with FISA turned off?

foxnews.com
Jun 15, 2026

That means a good paying job, good housing, good healthcare, a good education for your children, and when it’s all said and done, a good retirement.

huffpost.com
Jun 15, 2026

Donald Trump then enters us into this reckless and costly war of choice, and the question that the American people are understandably asking is how has this in any way made things better?

huffpost.com
Jun 15, 2026

I'm very confident that we will be able to hold on to the majority. President Biden has done a very good job under incredibly difficult circumstances.

cbsnews.com
Jun 15, 2026

It was Donald Trump who made the decision to rip that agreement up because apparently he suffers from Obama derangement syndrome.

huffpost.com
Jun 15, 2026

What we have said is that our focus is going to be to make life more affordable for the American people.

huffpost.com
Jun 15, 2026

We are trying to provide them with relief. The Republicans, including your prior guest, actually want to end Social Security and Medicare as we know it in five years, forcing it to sunset.

cbsnews.com
Jun 15, 2026

Gas prices are through the roof, Iran is stronger now — not weaker — and the American people are less safe.

huffpost.com
Jun 15, 2026

And that’s what we’ll focus on when the American people give us an opportunity to govern on their behalf in the majority.

huffpost.com
Jun 13, 2026

That is a gray area, and it's one of the things that we're going to have to work through.

foxnews.com
Jun 12, 2026

Under no circumstances should the American people be asked to trust their privacy and national security to Pulte

theguardian.com
Jun 11, 2026

Pulte is a 'disgraceful individual' and a 'partisan political hack' who is deeply unqualified for the job.

abcnews.com
Jun 11, 2026

We’ve made clear, publicly, and directly to Republicans in the Congress, and certainly to the administration, that in order to get back to good faith negotiations about surveillance authority, the proposed elevation of Bill Pulte needs to…

rollcall.com
Jun 11, 2026

Bill Pulte cannot serve a minute as acting Director of National Intelligence, and until that elevation is abandoned, there’s nothing really to talk about.

realclearpolitics.com
Jun 11, 2026

Republicans have now come back for more, to give ICE and Donald Trump’s violent mass deportation machine another $70 billion blank check, with no oversight, no accountability and no guardrails.

huffpost.com
Jun 10, 2026

He’s got no national security experience, no military experience and no law-enforcement experience.

theguardian.com
Jun 10, 2026

Donald Trump needs to withdraw his decision to elevate Bill Pulte.

theguardian.com

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