March 12, 2024 The Honorable Mike JohnsonSpeaker, U.S. House of RepresentativesH-232, The Capitol Speaker Johnson: I write to you about the humanitarian catastrophe currently taking place in Haiti, which represents both a human rights emergency and a pressing threat to security and stability across the Western Hemisphere. Recognizing the imperative to engage with our Caribbean […]
Brooklyn, NY – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), and Congresswoman Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) awarded a $5.6 million grant to advance visioning of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE) North and South corridors. “We are grateful to the Biden Administration for answering our […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address. Last night, President Biden delivered a powerful message of unity and a clear vision for the future. Over the last three years, we have made incredible progress, emerging from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the House passed the six-bill appropriations minibus: House Democrats have made clear from the beginning of this Congress that we will seek bipartisan common ground with our Republican colleagues wherever possible and fight Republican extremism whenever necessary. Because of the work […]
Washington, DC – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement on inviting Kevin Meggett of Bedford Stuyvesant to be his guest for President Joe Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address. “There is no higher responsibility nor greater moral obligation that we have as elected officials than to be there for the people […]
Brooklyn, NY – Last week, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) delivered his eleventh annual State of the District Address, where he highlighted his work both in Washington and New York during the 118th Congress. At the event, Leader Jeffries was joined by Angela Yee, who served as Mistress of Ceremonies. Brooklyn musician Tru Osborne […]
Brooklyn, NY – Today, in recognition of Women’s History Month, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Women’s History Month is a time to honor the generations of women who have broken barriers and forged progress. At every pivotal moment in America’s history, women have stepped up and pushed our nation closer to […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement in response to the new congressional map adopted by the New York State Legislature. “In 2022, the will of the people of New York State was undercut as a direct result of congressional lines that were drawn by an unelected, out-of-town Special […]
Brooklyn, NY – Statement from House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) spokesperson Andy Eichar: “The map adopted by the Independent Redistricting Commission should be meticulously scrutinized by the New York State Legislature, particularly as it relates to compliance with provisions in the State Constitution designed to protect historically under-represented communities. There is reason to be […]
Munich, Germany – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: I am deeply saddened and outraged to learn of the reported death of Alexei Navalny, a heroic figure in the epic struggle between freedom and tyranny throughout the world. Navalny was a patriotic figure, fierce critic of Vladimir Putin and courageous freedom fighter […]