Hakeem Jeffries

Would it also be fair to say that in 2008 this country confronted the worse economic crisis and collapse that we have experienced in the history of the republic with the exception of the Great Depression?

I thank the gentleman from New Jersey for his comments. I also want to thank the distinguished members of the CBC, including my colleague from Nevada, Congressman Horsford, for his leadership, for his eloquence, and for the facts that he…

Thank you, Congressman Horsford. We have been joined by our distinguished classmate, the gentleman from Texas, Congressman Marc Veasey, who represents an extremely diverse district in the Dallas area and who has been a tremendous thought…

One of the things that we hope to accomplish today as we move forward in the context of advancing this immigration reform debate is making sure that the facts surrounding the issue of immigration are well known. This is a Nation of…

I thank the gentleman from Nevada. We've been joined by the distinguished chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, the gentlelady from Cleveland, Ohio, Representative Marcia Fudge. I yield her such time as she may consume.

We need to draw from people from all across the world. That is the premise of the diversity visa program, that that makes us stronger.

We also have a history of dealing with refugees with compassion that makes sense for who we are and what we represent, our democratic values.

The consumer certainly has a right to recover damages for his or her injury, or their next of kin for their death.

A breach in security protocol by a company such as eBay that exposes private customer information to the public could result in death or grievous bodily injury to a customer whose private information was divulged wrongfully.

Access to the courts and the ability for claims to be heard by a judge or jury are fundamental to our system of justice.

If the appropriate Committee were to look at the proceedings of the Rules Committee and decide to require that those Committee meetings be held on the floor of the House, as has been suggested, I believe the number one, smoking gun piece…