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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.
We’ve made clear, publicly, and directly to Republicans in the Congress, and certainly to the administration, that in order to get back to good faith negotiations about surveillance authority, the proposed elevation of Bill Pulte needs to…
Bill Pulte cannot serve a minute as acting Director of National Intelligence, and until that elevation is abandoned, there’s nothing really to talk about.
Republicans have now come back for more, to give ICE and Donald Trump’s violent mass deportation machine another $70 billion blank check, with no oversight, no accountability and no guardrails.
Pulte is a 'disgraceful individual' and a 'partisan political hack' who is deeply unqualified for the job.
He’s got no national security experience, no military experience and no law-enforcement experience.
Bill Pulte is deeply unqualified to serve as acting director of national intelligence and is deeply dangerous.
“immigration enforcement should be fair, just and humane” and that ICE “needs to conduct itself” according to the same standards other law enforcement agencies follow.
“Donald Trump promised America that he would target violent felons who are here illegally, but instead taxpayer dollars are being used by ICE and his violent mass deportation machine to target and brutalize American citizens, in some cases…
Donald Trump promised America that he would target violent felons who are here illegally, but instead taxpayer dollars are being used by ICE and his violent mass deportation machine to target and brutalize American citizens, in some cases…
Reversing the Bill Pulte appointment is a starting point, not an ending point.
The negotiations prior to Trump's announcement with respect to Bill Pulte were already in a very sensitive place. And then Donald Trump, as he often does, tosses a hand grenade into those sensitive negotiations by elevating Bill Pulte as a…
Like, literally, the Knicks haven’t been in the NBA finals for 27 years. The city is trying to celebrate this. We’ve embraced this team, and this guy has to inject himself.
Democrats are going to make a decision based on what's the right thing to do for the district that they represent.
We will not rest until the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act becomes the law of the land and we end the era of voter suppression in America once and for all.
We also do not support any effort by the Trump administration to entangle the United States in a war in Lebanon or other parts of the Middle East.
As demonstrated yesterday, House Democrats are committed to ending Donald Trump’s reckless and costly war of choice in Iran. We also do not support any effort by the Trump administration to entangle the United States in a war in Lebanon or…
What qualifies Bill Pulte to hold one of the most important national security positions for the United States of America? One thing, apparently, that Bill Pulte is willing to say anything or do anything that Donald Trump demands, no matter…
What exactly are Bill Pulte qualifications? Does he have a national security background? The answer would be no. Does he have a military background? The answer would be no. Does he have a law enforcement background? The answer would be no.
Democrats have repeatedly governed in the minority as if we were in the majority, and we're going to do so again this week.
House Democrats are going to advance a war powers resolution on the floor this week, and all we need are a handful of Republicans to join us, and we can end this reckless and costly moral choice.
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