Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference on the Capitol steps, where he emphasized that President Trump and Republicans are shutting down the government because they refuse to provide the healthcare that the American people need. LEADER JEFFRIES: Good afternoon, everyone. This is day two of Donald Trump’s shutdown, but it’s day 256 of […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper to correct Republican disinformation about the harmful government shutdown that they’ve created and make clear that House Democrats will continue to fight for the healthcare of the American people. JAKE TAPPER: And we’re back with our politics lead, the government shutdown, the […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Clark and Chairman Aguilar where he emphasized that Donald Trump and Republicans have shut down the government instead of working with Democrats who are in Washington, DC and ready to work to find a bipartisan agreement and lower healthcare costs. LEADER JEFFRIES: At midnight, […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement: Donald Trump is once again treating working people as collateral damage in his endless campaign of chaos and revenge. By blocking billions of bipartisan infrastructure dollars for the Gateway Tunnel and Second Avenue Subway, Trump isn’t hurting Democrats—he’s hurting […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on ABC’s Good Morning America where he emphasized that Democrats are ready to find a bipartisan agreement that funds the government in a way that improves the quality of life and protects the healthcare of the American people. GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Let’s turn now to House Minority Leader Hakeem […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer released the following statement: After months of making life harder and more expensive, Donald Trump and Republicans have now shut down the federal government because they do not want to protect the healthcare of the American people. Democrats remain ready to find a […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC’s The Briefing with Jen Psaki and CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip to emphasize that Democrats are fighting to protect the healthcare of the American people in the face of a reckless Republican government shutdown. LEADER JEFFRIES ON MSNBC’S THE BRIEFING WITH JEN PSAKI: JEN PSAKI: It’s […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at the Healthcare over Billionaires Rally at the Capitol where he made clear that House Democrats will continue to stand up on behalf of the health, safety and well-being of the American people and fight back against the extreme MAGA Republican assault on healthcare. LEADER JEFFRIES: Are you […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box, where he affirmed Democrats’ commitment to protecting the healthcare of the American people in the face of the reckless Republican-caused healthcare crisis. BECKY QUICK: We just heard from House Speaker Mike Johnson about the potential for a government shutdown happening later tonight. Joining us […]

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security has been shamefully corrupted to focus more on bullying Americans than defending national security. Today a violent assault by masked agents at the 26 Federal Plaza facility in New York City ended with a journalist carried away on a stretcher–his […]