Dec 10, 2019
The impeachment of a president is a solemn responsibility that we undertake prayerfully.
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 10, 2019
It is improper for the President of the United States to demand a foreign government investigate a U.S. citizen for a political opponent.
Dec 10, 2019
The July 25 rough transcript is a smoking gun, and Donald Trump's words pulled the trigger.
Dec 10, 2019
Donald Trump pressured a foreign government to target an American citizen for political gain.
Dec 10, 2019
Foreign interference in an American election solicited by the President is not okay. That is an abuse of power.
Dec 10, 2019
The reasonable basis here is that there is uncontroverted evidence that the President pressured a foreign government.
Dec 10, 2019
The United States is probably the only thing standing between Vladimir Putin and Ukraine being completely overrun as part of Putin's fantasy to reconstruct the Soviet Union.
Dec 10, 2019
We are here today because the President abused his power. We are here today because he solicited foreign interference in the 2020 election.
Dec 10, 2019
America is the leader of the free world. We play that role because it is in the best interest of the national security of the United States.
Dec 10, 2019
We do not take this step to divide. And at this moment, this committee can rise up to clarify that under the Constitution, here in America, no one is above the law.
Dec 10, 2019
The impeachment of a President is a solemn responsibility that we undertake prayerfully.
Dec 10, 2019
We have a constitutional responsibility to serve as a check and balance on an out-of-control executive branch.
Dec 8, 2019
The evidence shows that President Trump withheld military aid from Ukraine as part of a scheme to extract a political favor and solicit foreign interference in the 2020 election, true?
Dec 8, 2019
The President abused his power. The President must be held accountable. No one is above the law.
Dec 8, 2019
What the President did care about was a political favor from the Ukrainian Government, and that is why he withheld the military aid, true?
Dec 8, 2019
In a May 23 letter, Trump's Department of Defense concluded that Ukraine met the anticorruption benchmarks required to receive military aid from the United States, true?
Dec 8, 2019
President Trump never used the word 'corruption' on that April 21 call, true?
Dec 8, 2019
The investigation concluded that President Trump compromised U.S. national security by withholding vital military assistance and diplomatic support.
Dec 8, 2019
Does the record establish that the military aid to Ukraine is in the national security interests of the United States?
Dec 6, 2019
The right to vote is precious and central to the integrity of our democracy. It is not a Democratic issue or a Republican issue. It is an American issue. The Republican party used to support the unfettered right to vote. In fact, every…
Dec 3, 2019
An election cannot be reasonably characterized as free and fair if it's manipulated by foreign interference.
Dec 3, 2019
We remain the last best hope on Earth. It is in that spirit that we proceed today.
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