WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Chairs of the Congressional Tri-Caucus—Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Rep. Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Rep. Grace Meng (NY-06) and Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13)—along with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following joint statement on Rep. Nancy Mace’s resolution that would effectively abolish the […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that while House Republicans are failing the American people on every front, Democrats are fighting to lower costs, protect healthcare and hold corrupt crooks accountable. LEADER JEFFRIES:More than 18 months into Donald Trump’s presidential term, the verdict is clear: Donald Trump and […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor in opposition to the Republican budget resolution, where he emphasized that House Democrats are committed to using taxpayer dollars to meet the needs of the American people over increasing funding for Operation Epic Failure in the Middle East. LEADER JEFFRIES: Mr. Speaker, I rise […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement: The House Republican continuing resolution gives the Trump administration even more power over the federal budget and fails to block funding for Donald Trump’s violent mass deportation machine. Their my-way-or-the-highway approach has consistently failed to address the […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke at a press conference, alongside Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia and others, in support of the discharge petition to force a vote on the American Dream and Promise Act. LEADER JEFFRIES: Thank you to Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, my good friend, for her incredible leadership on behalf of Dreamers, TPS recipients […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW’s The Last Word, where he made clear that Democrats will continue pushing back against this reckless and costly war of choice in the Middle East that continues to take American lives and fight to drive down the high cost of living and end the rampant […]

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: I am grateful to law enforcement for their swift actions to stop an attack at 26 Federal Plaza this morning, for successfully apprehending the suspect and for keeping the people of New York City safe. Acts of terror and violence have no place in our City […]

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump has once again chosen to spew deliberate and dangerous lies because the economy is a disaster and he knows that the American people have had enough. He has cynically and corruptly decided to call into question our free and fair elections before a single […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he emphasized that while House Republicans are ignoring the needs of everyday Americans, House Democrats remain committed to driving down the high cost of living and making life better for the American people. LEADER JEFFRIES: A few moments ago, yet again, another reckless Republican […]

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Less than one week after ICE agents fatally shot Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Texas, they brutally killed another unarmed person, a 26-year-old Colombian man, in Maine in cold blood. This pattern of violent immigration enforcement actions shocks the conscience and must immediately come to an end. […]