WASHINGTON, DC – Following the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released the following statement: “The decision by the runaway, radical, right wing Supreme Court majority to take away the long-held right to have an abortion is an assault on freedom, the Constitution and the values […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, following the Supreme Court’s decision in the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen case, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and a Member of the Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement: “The decision reached today by an extreme, radical and runaway Supreme Court defies common sense and […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) issued the following statement: “As part of routine testing while in Washington, D.C., I received a positive COVID PCR test result. Thankfully, I am not currently symptomatic. Under guidance from the Office of the Attending Physician, I am isolating and working from home. Most importantly, I am grateful […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus and a member of the Judiciary Committee, spoke on the Floor of the House before voting for H.R. 7910, the Protecting Our Kids Act, comprehensive anti-gun violence legislation. The United States has 4% of the world’s population but more than 40% of the […]

BROOKLYN, NY – Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), a member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement:  “The Florida Supreme Court’s decision to leave in place a heavily-gerrymandered, Republican-drawn congressional map is egregious but not surprising.  Partisan Republicans and their judicial co-conspirators in New York and Florida […]

BROOKLYN, NY – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) issued the following statement regarding the revised Congressional District map released by Jonathan Cervas, the Special Master chosen by Judge Patrick McAllister to redraw the maps created by a supermajority vote in the State Legislature.  “The map prepared by an unelected, out-of-town special master and rubber-stamped in the dead […]

BROOKLYN, NY – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) issued the following statement regarding the draft Congressional District maps released by Jonathan Cervas, the Special Master chosen by Judge Patrick McAllister to redraw the maps created by a supermajority vote in the State Legislature.  “The draft map released by a Judicial Overseer in Steuben County and unelected, out-of-town […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, spoke in a House Judiciary Committee markup on H.R. 7647, the “Supreme Court Ethics, Recusal, and Transparency Act of 2022.” At the markup, Rep. Jeffries remarked on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas complaining about so-called “bullying” directed at the Court after a […]

BROOKLYN, NY – Following today’s sole public hearing on the redistricting process mandated by the New York Court of Appeals, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries issued the below statement. On Monday, Rep. Jeffries wrote to Judge Patrick McAllister asking him to immediately schedule additional hearings on the process at sites accessible to all New Yorkers. He never received a response.  “The flawed […]

NEW YORK, NY – Today, Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) was joined by members of the UNITY MAP COALITION at a press conference regarding the millions of New Yorkers being denied a meaningful opportunity to present their views as it relates to legislative representation in Albany and in Congress through the court-ordered redistricting process.  WATCH “Millions and millions of […]