Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined Rep. Ayanna Pressley for a roundtable and press conference on the Healthcare Not Warfare Day of Action, where they discussed the harmful impacts of prioritizing entering a war of choice in the Middle East over ensuring healthcare is affordable for all Americans. LEADER JEFFRIES: We gather on the […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN’s State of the Union, where he emphasized that Republicans have repeatedly failed to lower costs for working families and Democrats will continue to push back against the Trump administration’s plans to unleash more ICE agents in our communities and the endless war of choice in the […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW’s All In With Chris Hayes, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to push back on Donald Trump’s reckless war of choice in the Middle East and the administration’s requests to continue spending taxpayer dollars in ways that do not make life better or more […]
Leader Jeffries has submitted funding requests for important community projects in New York’s 8th Congressional District to the House Appropriations Committee. Under guidelines issued by the Committee, each Representative may request funding for projects in their community for Fiscal Year 2027 – although only a handful may actually be funded. Projects are restricted to a limited number […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he highlighted how Donald Trump and Republicans continue to work against the best interests of hardworking American taxpayers, including waging an illegal war of choice in the Middle East. LEADER JEFFRIES: Yesterday, House Democrats launched a discharge petition to force an up or down vote to […]
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: The accounts of traumatic physical and emotional abuse of women and girls by Cesar Chavez are horrifying and deeply disturbing. To come forward after years of pain and fear is nothing short of heroic. We must provide all of these survivors with our strong support, heartfelt […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press event with House Democrats on the Capitol steps about the discharge petition to end the Trump-Republican shutdown, pay hardworking TSA agents and rein in ICE. LEADER JEFFRIES: We are gathered today on the Capitol steps in support, strong support of paying TSA agents, making sure that FEMA […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that Donald Trump and House Republicans are spending billions in taxpayer dollars on a war of choice in the Middle East, while doing nothing to make the lives of the American people more affordable. LEADER JEFFRIES: This is a very challenging moment for […]
Dear Colleague: I write with respect to the upcoming legislative work week in Washington. The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for more than 30 days because Donald Trump and Republican extremists refuse to get ICE under control. Meanwhile, hardworking employees of the TSA, CISA, Coast Guard and FEMA have been forced to […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW’s Velshi, where he emphasized that the Trump administration should be using taxpayer dollars to make life more affordable in America rather than breaking their promises to the American people by entering an unpopular war of choice in the Middle East. ALI VELSHI: For more on this, […]
