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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.

Feb 13, 2017

There is a swamp of corruption that's percolating at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Feb 13, 2017

It's amazing to me that we have a President who was helped by the Russians in terms of his election.

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Feb 13, 2017

The President himself is a living, breathing, conflict of interest.

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Feb 13, 2017

He regularly attacks the legitimacy of the news media, the so-called fourth estate.

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Feb 13, 2017

Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands for her very kind remarks and for yielding and for the tremendous job that she and my classmate, Marc Veasey, have done in leading this CBC Special Order hour over…

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Feb 13, 2017

He spent 5 years perpetrating the racist lie that Barrack Obama was not born in the United States.

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Feb 1, 2017

I believe the CBO studied that particular piece of legislation and concluded that over about a 20 year period it will reduce the deficit I think by $700 billion.

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Feb 1, 2017

And one of the ways that we can deal with the labor force moving forward is to make sure that our immigration policies continue to welcome individuals who come to America.

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Feb 1, 2017

So, there was a comprehensive immigration reform bill that I think was passed by the Senate in 2013.

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Feb 1, 2017

the statement about getting the economy working again I think perhaps is inaccurate as a snapshot of what actually has occurred over the last 8 years

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Feb 1, 2017

Barack Obama was able to lead an economic turnaround without an ounce of cooperation from the other side

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