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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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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

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

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 8, 2020

if the President is unwilling to do the right thing, because he's just unwilling to do the right thing, you would think he'd be willing to act in his own self-interest weeks before an election to try to turn things around.

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Sep 8, 2020

the Republicans and Donald Trump are living in a fantasy land. They want to wish the virus away.

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Sep 8, 2020

It's just extraordinary in terms of the negligence and the malpractice of the White House.

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Aug 22, 2020

I thank the distinguished chair for yielding and for her tremendous leadership. The post office is as American as motherhood, baseball, and apple pie. It is one of the only entities actually mentioned in the United States Constitution. It…

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Aug 12, 2020

This is the most corrupt administration in American history, and this is all part of a continuing conspiracy to subvert our free and fair elections.

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Aug 10, 2020

The executive order by Donald Trump is nothing more than a dog and pony show. Nobody is feeling it. The constitutional scholars are not feeling it because they know it's an unconstitutional power grab that will go nowhere once it is sued.

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Aug 10, 2020

Well, that is why we continue to fight for a meaningful Congressional intervention. We pass the Heroes Act, as you noted, Ali, on May 15th. Almost three months ago, Republicans have done nothing.

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Aug 10, 2020

It's absolutely correct. Republicans could care less at the end of the day about the national debt. And Exhibit A is the GOP tax scam that they passed in 2017 where 83 percent of the benefits went to the wealthiest one percent in America…

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Jul 27, 2020

The answer is 150,000 Americans are dead. It has been a failure of epic proportions.

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Jul 27, 2020

Donald Trump has become the poster boy for the anti-mask movement.

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Jul 27, 2020

Over 150,000 Americans have died. More than 4 million Americans have been infected. More than 5 million Americans have lost their health care. Over 100,000 small businesses have permanently closed. More than 50 million Americans are out of…

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Jul 27, 2020

During your time as attorney general, you have consistently undermined democracy, undermined the Constitution, undermined the health, safety, and wellbeing of the American people, all to personally benefit Donald Trump.

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Jul 27, 2020

That is a lie. Reclaiming my time.

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Jul 22, 2020

America is a Nation of immigrants; some voluntary, others involuntary. John Lewis would often remind us, however, that while we may have come over on different ships, we are all in the same boat now. We are a gorgeous mosaic of people from…

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Jul 22, 2020

Let me simply close this portion of our special hour in honor of our friend, our colleague, our mentor, our hero, the legendary John Lewis, by simply recounting his words: Never give up. Never give in. Keep the faith. Keep your eyes on the…

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Jul 22, 2020

May I inquire as to how much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Axne). The gentleman from New York has 14 minutes remaining.

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Jul 22, 2020

How much time do we have remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 1 minute remaining.

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Jul 1, 2020

I thank the distinguished chair of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee for yielding and for his tremendous leadership as it relates to the Moving Forward Act. House Democrats throughout the 116th Congress have been working on…

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Jun 25, 2020

I thank the distinguished gentlewoman, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, for her tremendous leadership on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and in moving this important piece of legislation forward. Mr. Speaker, I yield 1…

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Jun 25, 2020

I thank the distinguished chair for yielding and for his great leadership. Madam Speaker, we have a national problem here in America of police violence, police brutality, and the police use of excessive force. It requires a national…

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Jun 25, 2020

May I inquire how much time we have remaining. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 17 minutes remaining.

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Jun 25, 2020

How much time do we have remaining on our side? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New York has 7\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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