Hakeem Jeffries

Let's reopen the government, raise the debt ceiling, and get back to doing the business of the American people. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, let me now yield to the gentleman from the great State of Nevada, Representative Steven Horsford, my good friend from the silver State, my co-anchor on the CBC Special Order…

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. We have also been joined by another distinguished Member of the freshman class, the always nattily dressed representative from the great State of New Jersey, my good friend, Congressman Donald Payne.

Congresswoman Lee, thank you for continuing to be an unyielding advocate for the downtrodden, the disaffected, and the disenfranchised in such a tremendous way. I now yield to a distinguished member of the freshman class, also joining us…

I thank the distinguished gentlelady from the great State of Texas for her observations and certainly hope that all people of decency on both sides of the aisle will denounce the hateful words that we saw on display here in the Nation's…

I thank the distinguished chairwoman for her insightful, thorough remarks. I now yield to the distinguished gentlewoman from the great State of Texas, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who has joined us today to share her remarks and…

I think it would be irresponsible to simply attempt to hold hostage the full faith and credit of the United States of America.

Under the 8 years of the Clinton administration the so-called confiscation tax rate was 39.6 percent.

And we lost approximately 600,000 jobs during that 8-year period.

And under this confiscation rate, approximately 20 million jobs were created in America.

It is clear to me that reasonable people should be able to agree that online piracy is a significant problem, deserves to be addressed.

I do think it is important to make the point that I agree we have had a very uneven economic recovery.

Poverty is not a white issue, or a black issue, or a Latino issue. It is not a rural issue, or an urban issue, or a suburban issue. It is not a Democratic issue, or an Independent issue, or a Republican issue. It is an American issue, and…

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Texas. We've come a long way in America. But we, of course, still have a ways to go. I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the distinguished gentleman from Texas. We, unfortunately, are approaching the close of this Special Order. To close us out in the remaining time we have Representative Marc Veasey from Dallas, who's done a tremendous job as a…

I thank the distinguished gentlelady for those very powerful remarks and observations. I now yield to the distinguished gentleman from Houston, Texas, a fighter for civil rights and equality prior to arriving in the Congress and during his…

I'm going to now turn to the distinguished gentlelady from the Virgin Islands, Dr. Donna Christensen.

I thank the distinguished gentlelady from New York. The conversation on race is not an easy one, but certainly is a necessary one here in America and one that should be embraced because the diversity of our society, as the gentleman from…

I thank the distinguished chair of the CBC. Our objective here today, as part of our mission in the Congress, is really just to make sure that all Americans, regardless of skin color, have access to the American Dream, have an opportunity…

The Voting Rights Act has a strong bipartisan history. It was reauthorized by Congress in 2006 with the overwhelming support of both Democrats and Republicans. Yet the Supreme Court, in striking down a key provision of this historic civil…

Well, we don't need slash-and-burn budgets that reduce our investment in social safety net programs that are an important part of who we are in America. What we should be doing, consistent with the 10-20-30 proposal, is targeting our…

I thank the distinguished gentleman. We will continue to do all that we can to make college affordable for every single American. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

I thank the distinguished gentleman from New Jersey. As we close, this chart really illustrates the magnitude of the collective problem confronting younger Americans in the United States of America. The student loan debt burden has now…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We've been joined now by another dynamic member of the freshman class, who arrived a couple of months earlier than the rest of us. He has gotten off to a tremendous start. I now yield to my distinguished colleague…

I think you are also familiar with the fact that according to the NYPD's own statistics, approximately 90 percent of the individuals who possibly had their Fourth Amendment rights violated because they were stopped, questioned, and frisked…