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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.
Mr. Chairman, I thank the distinguished gentleman, the ranking member from Pennsylvania, for his leadership. This amendment would prohibit the use of funds in connection with the monitoring or review of electronic communications between an…
Mr. Chairman, I thank the distinguished gentleman from Texas and the distinguished gentleman from Pennsylvania for their willingness to work together on this very important issue in terms of the preservation of the attorney-client…
I thank my good friend, the distinguished gentlewoman from Illinois, Robin Kelly, for yielding, for her very generous introduction, and certainly to my good friend and classmate, Donald Payne, for co-anchoring this Special Order. And as…
We may not always agree on your particular positions but your contribution to the public square has been notable and significant.
What people want is to make sure that the constitutional principle of equal protection under the law applies to everyone.
We cannot ignore the fact that we have a problem in some instances with excessive use of police force.
I thank the distinguished gentleman from Michigan. Mr. Speaker, in a democracy, there must be a balance between effective national security protection on the one hand and a healthy respect for privacy and civil liberties interests on the…
I thank the assistant leader, Mr. Clyburn, for his eloquent articulation, both of the history of police violence and oppressive laws and statutes done on the color of State law designed to undermine the constitutional principle of equal…
Mr. Speaker, I move that the House do now adjourn. The motion was agreed to; accordingly (at 7 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m.), under its previous order, the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at 10 a.m. for…
Mr. Speaker, once again, we are moved and compelled to come to the House floor to deal with the seemingly unending problem of police violence in America. Over the last year, we have seen a parade of horribles, examples of police violence…
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