[[{“fid”:”819″,”view_mode”:”full”,”fields”:{“format”:”full”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”Sandy PC – 4.25.14″},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“title”:”Sandy PC – 4.25.14″,”style”:”height: 141px; width: 250px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left;”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]NEW YORK, N.Y. – Today, Congressmen Gregory W. Meeks (D-Southeast Queens, Rockaway, Nassau) and Hakeem Jeffries (D- Brooklyn, Queens) held a press conference on the steps of New York City Hall, calling on the Department of Housing […]

Washington – During a House Judiciary Committee Department of Justice oversight hearing on April 8, 2014, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) questioned the sole witness, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, on the Administration’s response to gun violence in Brooklyn and throughout America. During the line of questioning, Congressman Jeffries observed that many of the illegal guns […]

Washington – Today, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) released the following statement after the U.S. Senate voted 59 to 38 to renew unemployment insurance compensation: “The Senate has put partisan politics aside and courageously taken a substantial step forward on behalf of over two million long-term unemployed Americans.  It is now time for Speaker Boehner and […]

WASHINGTON –Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) issued the following statement today after House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan released the fiscal year 2015 House Republican budget: “House Republicans have renewed their attack on working families, the middle class and seniors by putting forth another budget that callously balances itself on the backs of the most vulnerable […]

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released the following statement supporting the availability of Halal food in the New York City public school system: “New York City public school students should not be compelled to go hungry in order to adhere to religious dietary restrictions.  All of our children deserve the best opportunity to […]

[[{“fid”:”748″,”view_mode”:”full”,”fields”:{“format”:”full”,”field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]”:””,”field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]”:”Thomas Jennings”},”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“title”:”Thomas Jennings”,”style”:”width: 215px; height: 249px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px; float: left;”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]WASHINGTON – Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) and more than a dozen House colleagues have introduced H.Res. 514 in honor of the life and achievements of Mr. Thomas Jennings, the first African-American to be granted a patent. Thomas Jennings was born in […]

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after voting in support of legislation that will provide for one billion dollars in loan guarantees to Ukraine. Rep. Jeffries is a co-sponsor of the measure that overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 385 – 23: “The financial assistance provided in […]

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 3370, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act. Rep. Jeffries is an original cosponsor of H.R. 3370, which passed the House 306 – 91 on March 4, 2014: “The Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act will halt premium rate increases […]

WASHINGTON – On February 25, 2014, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released the following statement after becoming an original co-sponsor of the Songwriter Equity Act of 2014: “The Songwriter Equity Act endeavors to modernize the music licensing system by updating provisions in the Copyright Act of 1976 to ensure songwriters are fairly compensated for their creative […]

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services and the State of the New York reached an agreement that will grant a federal waiver in the amount of $8 billion that will support safety net hospitals, such as Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn: “The […]