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President Obama’s call for increasing the minimum wage to $9 an hour from its current level of $7.25 has been enthusiastically received in many quarters who contend that it would move many Americans out of poverty and also boost the income of many in the African-American community. In his State of the Union message, the […]
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WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released the following statement after President Obama delivered his 5th State of the Union Address to a Joint Session of Congress: “In his first term, the President inherited a train wreck of catastrophic proportions. Through his leadership, the American economy is back on track. President Obama passionately made the […]
A little more than a week after a bipartisan group of senators endorsed a pathway to citizenship undocumented immigrants, a House committee debated immigration reform for the first time this year. But as Washington Bureau Reporter Michael Scotto reports, some House Republicans want to take a different approach. “Whatever else we disagree on, I think […]
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WASHINGTON – On February 4, 2013, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) led a Special Order with Rep. Steven Horsford (NV-4) on the need for immediate and comprehensive immigration reform. They were joined by Congressional Black Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Marcia Fudge (OH-11) and Reps. Yvette Clarke (NY-9), Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18), Marc Veasey […]
The Kings County court system and the Brooklyn Bar Association kicked off Black History Month on Friday, Feb. 1, with an opening ceremony featuring Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-Central Brooklyn). “We begin a month of exciting activities to celebrate Black History Month,” said Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Barry Kamins. Surrounded by Afro-centric dolls dating back to […]
Brooklyn, NY- Today, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released the following statement in the wake of the death of the legendary Former Mayor Edward Irving Koch: “Edward I. Koch served as a Big Apple Mayor with a big personality who embodied the spirit, wit and resilience of New York City. During his tenure, Mayor Koch saved the […]