WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Representative Steny Hoyer are leading a group of 24 House Democrats to Israel this week, the second trip Rep. Jeffries is taking to Israel in the 118th Congress. While in Israel and the West Bank, the Members will hold high-level meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leaders, meet […]
Sheepshead Bay, NY – This week, Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), the House Democratic Leader, and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough hosted a Veterans Resource Fair at the Kings Bay Y to help veterans and survivors apply for PACT Act benefits. At the fair they were joined by more than a dozen Veterans […]
New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released the following statement after Donald Trump was indicted in connection to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election: “The insurrection on January 6, 2021 was one of the saddest and most infamous days in American history, personally orchestrated by Donald Trump and fueled […]
Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration’s creation of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. Today’s proclamation establishes the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, which honors the story of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley in three sites across Illinois and Mississippi that […]
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: “The decisive vote by House Democrats in support of the Israel resolution once again demonstrates our strong commitment to the State of Israel and her right to exist as a homeland for the Jewish people. The special relationship between the United States and Israel […]
Washington, D.C. – In anticipation of the upcoming visit to Washington by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at his press conference about the positive impact President Herzog has had on Israeli society and the U.S.-Israel relationship: “President Bougie Herzog has been a force for good in Israeli society. And because Israel is […]
Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. Today’s Supreme Court decision will inflict devastating consequences on the tens of millions of Americans who are suffering under the crushing weight of student loan debt. In August 2022, President Biden […]
New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released the following statement after Donald Trump was indicted for mishandling classified documents. “No one is above the law – including Donald Trump. This indictment must now play out through the legal process, without any outside political or ideological interference. […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Today’s Supreme Court Decision preserves an important tool in addressing our country’s voter suppression epidemic and affirms that the 1965 Voting Rights Act remains the law of the land. The right to vote is integral to our democracy. This principle of one person, […]
Brooklyn, NY – Today, Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY-08), the House Democratic Leader, and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced that they secured $3,000,000 in funding for the Interfaith Medical Center through the recently-enacted government funding law. The federal money, which was secured in partnership between Rep. Jeffries, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Gillibrand, will be used to renovate the emergency department at […]