Hakeem Jeffries

I am also troubled by the fact that the negotiation or consultation with the AP did not occur in advance of the decision to issue the subpoena.

I would hope that we can come to an expedited conclusion. But I appreciate the deliberateness and the care with which, and the sensitivity taken toward this matter.

The subpoenas that were issued appear to be overly broad in scope, and hopefully that is something that the investigation that takes place will examine with close scrutiny.

This institution is commonly referred to as the people's House. We have an obligation to address issues that impact all Americans. The sequestration cuts began as a slow burn but have increasingly caused pain for people all across this…

Thank you, Mr. Horsford, for once again co-anchoring this Special Order and for your tremendous leadership, and also thanks to Dr. Christensen. We are thankful for all that you have done in chairing the CBC Brain Trust on Health Care. The…

I thank the gentleman from Nevada. We will not, as he indicated, support any budget that balances itself on the backs of children or young people or college students in America. Unfortunately, that is the budget that has been put forth by…

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for his extremely insightful comments and for his leadership on this issue. We have also been joined by another dynamic member of the freshman class, who has taken the Capitol by storm with her…

Let me now yield to a great fighter for education and for social and economic justice here in the Congress and in this Nation, the distinguished gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Butterfield). {time} 1640

And that would include the war that was entered into as it relates to Iraq for weapons of mass destruction that were never found.

And that would include the prescription drug benefit backed by the pharmaceutical industry that was not paid for in 2003, correct?

And that would include the tax cut in 2001 and in 2003 that were not paid for, correct?

And most of the obligations that have already been incurred... relate to policies and decisions that were made during the eight years of the prior administration.

Now we have a constitutional obligation to protect the full faith and credit of the United States.

One of the things, however, that became clear in the aftermath of the collapse in 2008... is that we needed to diversify our economy.

We need to turn off the sequester as soon as possible. That is costing us hundreds of thousands of jobs, it is a self-inflicted wound.

We are at a very peculiar situation as it relates to our recovery under the president's administration.

Am I correct, or is it fair to say that the 2001 Bush tax cut that was not paid for at the time by this Congress added to this country's debt burden?

The view that copyright law exists or should exist to serve the public interest, which I think is an assessment that all of us on this Committee share within the Congress

Any evidence of a crime wave unleashed on the people of Miami?

And I would like to ask unanimous consent, Mr. Chair, that an article in the Washington Post stated 'Chicago's murder rate is finally falling. Can that keep up?'

There is no documented evidence that the people of Phoenix, Arizona have been ravaged subsequent to the release of these individuals, is there?

Any evidence that the people of Chicago, number 7 on the list, have been forced to endure a massive crime wave as a result of the release of detainees?

Any evidence that a crime wave was unleashed on the people of Phoenix, Arizona?

There is no evidence, as far as you know, that any single one of those individuals, more than 2,000, who was released has engaged in criminal activity subsequent to that release

I believe in my reading of the Twenty-Second Amendment, Barack Obama is constitutionally prohibited from even running for office again