Clinton Hill, Brooklyn – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) announced that he and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer secured $1,000,000 through the government funding law to help make the Classon Av G train station fully accessible. This funding will be used to install elevators and other ADA-compliant amenities at the station and ensure equitable […]

San Francisco, CA – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement marking five years since the deadly shooting in El Paso, Texas.  Five years ago, a gunman terrorized the El Paso community and stole 23 innocent lives in a massacre motivated by racism, xenophobia and white nationalist conspiracy theories. We will never forget […]

Bipartisan panel will be composed of seven Republicans, six Democrats WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaker Mike Johnson and Leader Hakeem Jeffries today announced the Members of Congress who will serve on the bipartisan House task force on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump.“We have the utmost confidence in this bipartisan group of steady, highly qualified and […]

LEADER JEFFRIES: Good morning, everyone. Joe Biden is a patriotic American, a heroic American, a great American and one of the most consequential presidents in American history. He’s put the people of the United States of America ahead of his own political aspirations to serve a second term. Over the last three and a half years, President […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Defacing public property, desecrating the American flag, threatening Jews with violence and promoting terrorist groups like Hamas is not acceptable under any circumstance. There is a difference between lawful expression and disorderly conduct. Anyone who violates the law must be held accountable to […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:  Sonya Massey was a loving mother, wonderful cook and God-fearing woman who should be alive today.  Like many Americans, she called 911 for help when she feared for her safety. Instead of upholding his duty to protect and serve, a responding officer fatally […]

BROOKLYN, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:   President Joe Biden is one of the most accomplished and consequential leaders in American history. In less than one term, he rescued the nation from a once-in-a-century pandemic, brought the economy roaring back from the brink of recession, enacted consequential legislation for […]

BROOKLYN, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:  Today, the city of Houston and the House Democratic Caucus mourn a giant, the one and only Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee. Congresswoman Jackson Lee was an inimitable force for change and a warrior for justice over the course of her historic, trailblazing career. […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Speaker Johnson, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell and Leader Jeffries released the following statement: For 478 days, Evan Gershkovich’s wrongful detention in Russia has demonstrated the cruelty of Vladimir Putin’s thuggish rule. Evan’s unjust sentence in a sham trial is a further reminder that attacks on the free press, hostage-taking and hostility to America […]

Brooklyn, NY —  Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: “My thoughts and prayers are with former President Donald Trump for a full and swift recovery. I am thankful for the decisive law enforcement response and that of our first responders. America is a democracy. Political violence of any kind is never acceptable.”