Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced she would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi is an iconic, heroic, trailblazing, legendary and transformational leader. She is the greatest Speaker of all time.  The United States is a much better nation today […]

Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on PBS NewsHour, where he made clear that while Republicans refuse to fix their healthcare crisis and negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement, Democrats will continue working to lower costs and end the GOP shutdown. GEOFF BENNETT: House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, welcome back to the NewsHour. LEADER JEFFRIES: […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Roland Martin Unfiltered where he laid out how Democrats remain laser-focused on making life better for the American people and driving down the high cost of living, while Republicans continue their all-out assault on the health, safety and economic well-being of the American people. ROLAND MARTIN: Huge […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on FOX News’ Special Report with Bret Baier where he outlined how Democrats from coast to coast are committed to lowering costs and making life more affordable for everyday Americans. BRET BAIER: Well, even though Democrats won big in the off-year elections last night, there is a party divide. […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference alongside Members of House Democratic leadership, where they reiterated that as Republicans continue to break every promise made, Democrats remain united and ready to find a bipartisan agreement to end the Trump-Republican shutdown and protect the healthcare and nutritional assistance of the American people. LEADER […]

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he outlined the failure of the Trump administration and Congressional Republicans to take any decisive actions to lower costs for hardworking American taxpayers, while Democrats continue to stand up on behalf of the American people. LEADER JEFFRIES: Here in America, the cost of living is […]

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 […]