WASHINGTON – On May 7, 2013, Rep. Jeffries was appointed to the newly established House Judiciary Committee Over-Criminalization Task Force. Over the next six months, this bipartisan body of five Democrats and five Republicans will examine federal criminal laws and recommend improvements to the full Judiciary Committee.  The task force is led by Crime, Terrorism, […]

Hakeem Jeffries is only about four months into his freshman year in Congress but he’s already positioning himself for a long career in Washington. NY1’s Michael Scotto filed the following report. If you’re looking to knock Hakeem Jeffries off message, you won’t get very far. “There’s a hip hop song, every day I’m hustling, and […]

It has been three months since Brooklyn sent one of our best and brightest to Washington, D.C. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is settling in to his new role after emerging victorious from a contentious primary against Councilman Charles Barron for the seat held by retired Congressman Ed Towns. “It is a tremendous opportunity to represent the […]

Click on the image below to watch Voice of America’s Faiz Rehman interview Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on being new to the Congress, representing the 8th Congressional District of New York, and on being a strong supporter of immigration reform and cultural diversity:  [[{“fid”:”385″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:”340″,”width”:”478″,”style”:”width: 300px; height: 213px; border-width: 4px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;”,”title”:”VoA – Faiz Rehman”,”class”:”media-element […]

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WASHINGTON- Today, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement in response to the release of President Obama’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2014: “The President’s proposal seeks to balance the budget and reduce our long-term deficit by $4.3 trillion in a sensible manner that strengthens the middle class, fosters manufacturing growth and expands educational opportunities […]

  To get to his fifth-floor apartment, Melvin Thompson takes an elevator in one building and walks across an outdoor walkway that connects to his building. The elevator he’s supposed to use has been out of service for more than five months, ever since October 29, when Hurricane Sandy hit. “I have asthma. I can’t […]

Michael “Blue” Williams, CEO of Family Tree Entertainment, is used to calling the shots when managing the careers of successful rappers. But for his “Guns 4 Greatness” gun buyback program, the Bronx native plans to use his executive skills for the greater good. This Saturday March 30, in partnership with the NYPD and numerous entities, Guns 4 […]

Supporters of restoring rail service to the long abandoned Rockaway LIRR line may be about to get a major break in their favor. A source familiar with the plan to bring transit back to the line, which runs from Rego Park to the Rockaways and has been abandoned since 1962, said it will get the […]