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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.
And so, when you take all of this into account, is it not fair to say Congress should be intimately involved in whatever framework is developed from a bilateral standpoint or multilateral standpoint in terms of dealing with data sharing?
Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands for yielding, and for the phenomenal job that you have done, along with my classmate, the distinguished gentleman from Texas, Representative Marc Veasey. As you…
In closing, Mr. Speaker, I will simply say that every single thing that has been said--and I would urge you to challenge anything as a fact. In fact, there are facts that have been left out in terms of my remarks about the 45th President…
Mr. Speaker, our focus should be on education and job creation. We should invest in transportation and infrastructure; invest in research and development; invest in technology and innovation; and invest in working families, middle class…
I cannot understand why the Department of Justice, which is the entity that should administer the law, faithfully execute, as well as the Constitution, can conduct themselves in this fashion.
Optimism is based on the notion of the power of American exceptionalism. Fantasy is based on alternate facts.
the party that for 8 years adopted the policy, 'Obstruction today, obstruction tomorrow, obstruction forever,' now wants to lecture us about governmental etiquette.
the notion that Democrats, who are in the minority in the House, the Senate, do not have the White House, are somehow responsible for your inability to get things done, is itself a fantasy.
Mr. Speaker, the Trump budget is a disaster for the very people who the President claims he wants to assist. It is reckless, reprehensible, and regressive. The Trump budget balances itself on the backs of working families, middle class…
The Trump budget balances itself on the backs of working families, middle class folks, senior citizens, the poor, the sick, the afflicted, as well as rural America.
Mr. Speaker, the House of Representatives is a separate and coequal branch of government. We don't work for Donald Trump; we work for the people of this great Nation. The events of the last few months have been deeply troubling. I am…
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