Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: I am horrified by the hateful attack yesterday at a mosque and community center in East New York. While I am grateful that no one was injured, I join our Muslim brothers and sisters, Brooklyn’s vibrant Bangladeshi-American community and all people of goodwill in being outraged […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement after Congressman Steve Cohen announced he would not seek another term in the House of Representatives: Congressman Steve Cohen’s life has been defined by the work he has done on a local, state and national level on behalf of the people he has been privileged […]
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, where he made clear that while inflation is skyrocketing as a direct result of Republican policies, Donald Trump and his sycophants in Congress are using taxpayer dollars to rip away healthcare and drag us further into a reckless war of choice instead of making life better […]
Today, Office of the Democratic Leader spokesperson Christie Stephenson released the following statement: “Jen Kiggans had her chance to disavow the vile, racist and dehumanizing comments from far-right talk show host Rich Herrera. Instead, she doubled down. Then, Jen Kiggans tripled down and attempted to blame partisanship in a pathetic follow-up statement. It was a […]
Dear Colleague: I write in connection with the vicious Republican assault on the right to vote, free and fair elections and Black political representation in the South. Over the weekend, the American people celebrated the love and support of mothers throughout the nation. At the same time, Republican extremists spent the last few days applauding […]
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: “Over three million Virginia citizens cast their votes in a free and fair election, yet the State Supreme Court has chosen to invalidate their voice, disenfranchise them and violate their due process rights. The decision to overturn an entire election is an unprecedented and undemocratic action […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) and Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) announced that they secured $1,850,000 in federal community project funding for the reconstruction of Brooklyn’s Broadway Corridor. Leader Jeffries and Rep. Velázquez were joined by Borough President Antonio Reynoso, Council Member Sandy Nurse (CD-37), NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle released a statement announcing a redistricting initiative, the New York Democracy Project. “House Republicans have failed and the American people know it,” said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. “That is why GOP extremists have concluded the only way to win in November […]
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW’s PoliticsNation, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to fight back against Republican attempts to decimate Black and Latino representation in Congress as part of their effort to rig the 2026 elections. REV. AL SHARPTON: We start off with the Democratic Leader of the House of […]
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: For more than two months, Donald Trump and House Republicans have kept the Department of Homeland Security shut down because of their toxic demand to spend billions of taxpayer dollars on ICE brutality. Today, the extremists backed down. House Democrats forced passage of legislation that reopens […]
