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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT UPON BEING NOMINATED FOR SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE BY THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement.   I am grateful to my colleagues in the House Democratic Caucus for their extraordinary support and the unanimity of purpose as we continue to put people over politics. Under the extreme MAGA Republican majority, the House of Representatives has become engulfed in […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON DESPICABLE TERRORIST ATTACK AGAINST ISRAEL

Brooklyn, NY — Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Israel and her citizens were viciously targeted in a deadly attack on Israeli sovereignty by Hamas:  I strongly condemn the violent and ghastly attack by the terrorist organization Hamas on the Jewish people and the State of Israel. The loss of […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES IN THE WASHINGTON POST: “A BIPARTISAN COALITION IS THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE HOUSE”

Brooklyn, NY — Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries published the following op-ed in the Washington Post:  “In recent days, Democrats have tried to show our colleagues in the Republican majority a way out of the dysfunction and rancor they have allowed to engulf the House. That path to a better place is still there for […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE MOTION TO VACATE THE CHAIR

Washington, DC – Following the House Republican vote to vacate the Speaker of the House of Representatives, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement: This is a solemn moment for the country and for the House of Representatives. The Constitution gifted us a government of the people, by the people and for the […]

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Dear Colleague on the Pending Republican Motion to Vacate the Chair

October 3, 2023 Dear Colleague: Earlier today, we convened as a Caucus to discuss the current state of affairs in the House of Representatives. Emerging from the meeting, we are unified in our commitment to put people over politics, continue to build a healthy economy and make life more affordable for everyday Americans.  The House […]

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JOINT HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON PASSAGE OF THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION

Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu released the following statement: From the beginning of this Congress, House Democrats have made clear that we will always put people over politics, seek bipartisan common ground wherever possible and fight Republican extremism whenever […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES: “THIS WAS A VICTORY FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE AND A COMPLETE AND TOTAL SURRENDER BY RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS”

Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar held a press conference where they highlighted that House Democrats once again put People Over Politics to avoid an extreme MAGA Republican government shutdown and to protect the American people from the extreme right-wing policies.  LEADER JEFFRIES: In a […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES: “WE WILL STAND BEHIND UKRAINE UNTIL VICTORY IS WON”

Washington, D.C. – This week, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The Eighth District of New York includes Little Odesa in Brighton Beach and areas of South Brooklyn with a strong population of immigrants from Ukraine. Leader Jeffries later discussed his meeting with President Zelenskyy at a press conference: […]

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JEFFRIES, SCHUMER JOINT STATEMENT ON TPS FOR VENEZUELANS

Washington, DC –  House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement.   “The Biden administration’s decision to grant Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelans is a welcome step forward, one that we advocated for along with many within the congressional delegation. TPS will provide needed relief to New York’s systems […]

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LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT MARKING 22 YEARS SINCE THE SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: September 11, 2001 is a day that lives in infamy in New York City, in America and throughout the world. Today we lift up the memories of the 2,977 lives that were stolen in a heinous act of terrorism and pray for the […]