Hakeem Jeffries

In closing, Mr. Speaker, I will simply say that every single thing that has been said--and I would urge you to challenge anything as a fact. In fact, there are facts that have been left out in terms of my remarks about the 45th President…

Our focus should be on education and job creation. We should invest in transportation and infrastructure; invest in research and development; invest in technology and innovation; and invest in working families, middle class folks, and…

I cannot understand why the Department of Justice, which is the entity that should administer the law, faithfully execute, as well as the Constitution, can conduct themselves in this fashion.

Optimism is based on the notion of the power of American exceptionalism. Fantasy is based on alternate facts.

The party that for 8 years adopted the policy, 'Obstruction today, obstruction tomorrow, obstruction forever,' now wants to lecture us about governmental etiquette.

The notion that Democrats, who are in the minority in the House, the Senate, do not have the White House, are somehow responsible for your inability to get things done, is itself a fantasy.

The Trump budget balances itself on the backs of working families, middle class folks, senior citizens, the poor, the sick, the afflicted, as well as rural America.

I would hope that this committee would consider strongly taking a position that the Department of Justice should proceed carefully with any effort to eradicate oversight, accountability, involvement and just work to establishing the best…

I thank the distinguished chairman for yielding, for his leadership, as well as the distinguished witnesses, Mr. Rosenberg and Mr. Brandon, for your presence and for your service to this country and helping to make America as safe as it…

Under the Republican healthcare plan, TrumpCare, hardworking Americans will pay more and get less. Your premiums will increase. Your copays will increase. Your deductibles will increase. Your out-of-pocket costs will increase. But the…

I would add that, in a democracy, the ability to use the Article III Federal court system is incredibly important as it relates to the chance for individual citizens who recognize that wrongdoing is taking place to do something about it…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add, at the end of the bill, the following: SEC. 3. PROTECTING ACTIONS PERTAINING TO WHISTLEBLOWERS…

It's amazing to me that we have a President who was helped by the Russians in terms of his election.

He regularly attacks the legitimacy of the news media, the so-called fourth estate.

He spent 5 years perpetrating the racist lie that Barrack Obama was not born in the United States.

The President himself is a living, breathing, conflict of interest.

There is a swamp of corruption that's percolating at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

And one of the ways that we can deal with the labor force moving forward is to make sure that our immigration policies continue to welcome individuals who come to America.

I believe the CBO studied that particular piece of legislation and concluded that over about a 20 year period it will reduce the deficit I think by $700 billion.

So, there was a comprehensive immigration reform bill that I think was passed by the Senate in 2013.

Barack Obama was able to lead an economic turnaround without an ounce of cooperation from the other side

The statement about getting the economy working again I think perhaps is inaccurate as a snapshot of what actually has occurred over the last 8 years

I think that the economy has been working ever since the turnaround that we engineered by the previous President 8 years ago.

It is a dereliction of duty, it is the only reason why we are here today, and it is a waste of the time and the treasure of the American people.

This is not a legitimate impeachment hearing. This is a political charade, it is a sham, it is a Hollywood-style production.