WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) sent a letter requesting the Biden Administration fund a feasibility study for ecosystem restoration and hurricane and storm damage risk reduction for Spring Creek South and Howard Beach, Queens in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget. Rep. Jeffries secured a directive in the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 to expedite […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives prior to the passage of H.R. 3233, the National Commission to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol Complex Act, in a bipartisan vote of 252 to 175 with 35 Republicans […]

WASHINGTON, DC – This week, U.S. Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) and Antonio Delgado (NY-19) wrote to Secretary of State Antony Blinken and USAID Administrator Samantha Power requesting emergency health, humanitarian, economic and development assistance to help Cabo Verde fight the COVID-19 pandemic.  Cabo Verde is a lower-middle-income island off the coast of West Africa with a population of 540,000. While the country […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) issued the following statement on recent violence in the Middle East:  “The escalating violence in the Middle East is heartbreaking. The loss of any civilian life, be it Israeli or Palestinian, is a great tragedy. As a person of faith, I continue to pray for the children of […]

Washington, D.C. – During a hearing of the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee today, lawmakers announced the introduction of a new bipartisan legislative package that will enhance efforts to lower prescription drug costs by taking on anticompetitive practices employed by large pharmaceutical companies. In a joint statement, U.S. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) announced that Camara Jackson, the founder of Elite Learners, Inc. and a community leader in Brooklyn, will be his virtual guest at President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress.  “I am proud to announce that Camara Jackson will be my virtual guest to the Presidential Address,” said Rep. […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) and Gregory Meeks (NY-05) wrote to New York State Governor Andrew M. Cuomo requesting assistance in securing aircraft to airlift disaster relief supplies procured from private citizens from New York City to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. On April 9, the La Soufrière volcano erupted causing an […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) issued the following statement after a jury found Derek Chauvin guilty of the murder of George Floyd.  “In the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd, people of good will throughout America spoke up, stood up and showed up to demand justice. The jury has spoken and […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representatives Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Michael Waltz (R-FL) as well as U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) announced the reintroduction of the Haiti Development, Accountability and Institutional Transparency Initiative Act. Originally passed by the House in November during the 116th Congress, the bipartisan, bicameral legislation would assess the effectiveness of U.S. […]

NEW YORK – Today, U.S. Representative Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) spoke directly to his constituents in the 8th Congressional District and residents of New York City about the American Rescue Plan and how it is working to crush the virus, provide direct assistance to everyday New Yorkers, ensure that businesses can reopen, and lay the foundation to revive […]