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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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Jun 29, 2026

Congratulations to our Democratic nominees.

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Jun 29, 2026

The path is different but the work is the same.

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Jun 29, 2026

When you ask me a serious question, I’ll give you a serious answer.

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Jun 28, 2026

Donald Trump is the president right now. Are you kidding me?

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Jun 28, 2026

And, at the same period of time, make sure that we flip red seats blue, including in New York-17, where we have a combat veteran, incredibly patriotic American Cait Conley, who came out of a primary on Tuesday as well and is an incredibly…

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Jun 28, 2026

I think that what happens in a handful of primaries in one of the bluest cities in the country is not in any way indicative of what needs to happen in November, where we need to re-elect every single frontline member, commonsense…

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Jun 26, 2026

TPS holders from Haiti and Syria are our hardworking neighbors actively contributing to our communities, supporting our small businesses and filling critical labor needs,

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Jun 26, 2026

I'm going to continue to stand behind every single Democratic incumbent, while of course, continuing to focus on what we actually need to do for this country.

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Jun 25, 2026

Every race is going to be judged on its own merits, and I’m sure that there’ll be an assessment of what happened.

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Jun 24, 2026

We have agreed to strongly disagree.

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Jun 24, 2026

We should not spend another dime of taxpayer dollars on Operation Epic Failure.

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Jun 19, 2026

At Delaney Hall, we learned of unsanitary living conditions, lack of adequate medical care and unhealthy food.

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Jun 19, 2026

These clowns have been playing checkers, and we’re going to continue to play three-dimensional chess.

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Jun 19, 2026

The situation is unacceptable. Delaney Hall must be shut down immediately.

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Jun 16, 2026

Do Democrats not sleep at night if, God forbid, there's something that happens with FISA turned off?

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Jun 15, 2026

We are trying to provide them with relief. The Republicans, including your prior guest, actually want to end Social Security and Medicare as we know it in five years, forcing it to sunset.

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Jun 15, 2026

I'm very confident that we will be able to hold on to the majority. President Biden has done a very good job under incredibly difficult circumstances.

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Jun 15, 2026

Gas prices are through the roof, Iran is stronger now — not weaker — and the American people are less safe.

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Jun 15, 2026

Donald Trump then enters us into this reckless and costly war of choice, and the question that the American people are understandably asking is how has this in any way made things better?

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Jun 15, 2026

It was Donald Trump who made the decision to rip that agreement up because apparently he suffers from Obama derangement syndrome.

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Jun 15, 2026

And that’s what we’ll focus on when the American people give us an opportunity to govern on their behalf in the majority.

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Jun 15, 2026

That means a good paying job, good housing, good healthcare, a good education for your children, and when it’s all said and done, a good retirement.

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Jun 15, 2026

What we have said is that our focus is going to be to make life more affordable for the American people.

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Jun 13, 2026

That is a gray area, and it's one of the things that we're going to have to work through.

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Jun 12, 2026

Under no circumstances should the American people be asked to trust their privacy and national security to Pulte

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