Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC’s The Beat with Ari Melber ahead of tomorrow’s elections, where he emphasized the importance of protecting Americans’ healthcare and lowering the high cost of living. ARI MELBER: We are joined now by someone in a position to work with the Republicans and reopen the government sooner […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue fighting to protect the healthcare and nutritional assistance of the American people while Republicans continue to rip them away and refuse to end the government shutdown. LEADER JEFFRIES: This is day 34 of the Trump-Republican shutdown and our […]

Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on WISN’s UPFRONT and highlighted the Democratic agenda to push back against the chaos, confusion and cruelty being visited on Wisconsinites and the American people because of the Republican healthcare crisis. MATT SMITH: We’ll get to it all. We begin with the Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Mr. […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN’s State of the Union, where he pointed out how Donald Trump and Republicans have shown no interest in ending their reckless government shutdown while Democrats are standing up for a bipartisan spending agreement that meets the needs of the American people. JAKE TAPPER: And joining me now […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press availability at The Campaign Against Hunger’s Bed-Stuy location with CEO Dr. Melony Samuels and constituents to highlight the pain being inflicted on everyday Americans as a result of the Trump SNAP Crisis.  “Here in this great country, America, the wealthiest country in the history of the […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC’s Velshi, where he made clear that Democrats will continue fighting against the healthcare and hunger crises that Republicans are inflicting on the American people as they simultaneously refuse to reopen the government. ALI VELSHI: Joining me now is the House Minority Leader, Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on NBC’s Saturday TODAY, where he emphasized that as millions of Americans cruelly lose their SNAP benefits, Republicans remain unwilling to follow the law, to find a bipartisan solution to end the government shutdown and to work with Democrats to fix the healthcare crisis that they created. PETER […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN’s The Arena, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to push back against the Republican effort to rip nutritional assistance and healthcare and work to end the Trump-Republican government shutdown on behalf of the American people. BORIS SANCHEZ: Leader Jeffries, thank you so much for being […]

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Donald Trump and his administration are deliberately breaking the law in order to keep food out of the mouths of 42 million Americans. Republicans are willing to starve children, seniors and veterans to pressure Congress into gutting the healthcare of the American people. Cruelty is the […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC’s The Briefing with Jen Psaki, where he emphasized that Republicans need to negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement that reopens the government and protects Americans’ healthcare. JEN PSAKI: Let me start by, I just kind of tried to outline what the impact would be if SNAP benefits […]