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Fox and Friends: Rep. Jeffries Discusses the 2013 State of the Union Address

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BET Online: Obama’s Call For Increase In Minimum Wage Hailed

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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WABCNY: Obama Highlights Economy, Guns In State of the Union

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Jeffries Statement On President Obama’s State Of The Union Address

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 […]

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NY1 News: House Committee Debates Immigration Reform

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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People’s World: Immigration Reform Fight Begins In Earnest

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“The Time Is Now To Fix Our Immigration System”

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Jeffries Leads Congressional Black Caucus Special Order Calling For Immigration Reform

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 […]

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Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Brooklyn Courts Kick Off Black History Month With Ceremony Featuring Rep. Hakeem Jeffries

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 […]

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“Mayor Koch: You Did Well”

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 […]