Adam Schiff (Calif.), Jerrold Nadler (N.Y.), Zoe Lofgren (Calif.), Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), Val Demings (Fla.), Sylvia Garcia (Tex.) and Jason Crow (Colo.) were the Democratic House managers in the impeachment trial of President Trump. Four months ago, we tried President Trump for abusing the power of his office in ways that undermined our country’s national […]

By: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Our plan to give America’s middle class – and those working to get there – a boost  One hundred days ago, I stood with my fellow House Democrats and swore the oath of office. We raised our right hands and promised to uphold the Constitution in the midst of a needless […]

The House overwhelmingly passed a major overhaul of the nation’s criminal justice laws on Thursday, marking a bipartisan achievement for lawmakers in both chambers and President Donald Trump in the waning days of the 115th Congress. The bill cleared the House 358-36 after passing in the Senate earlier this week. Trump, who used his bully […]

NEW YORK, NY – Today, New York Congressional Democrats led by U.S. Reps. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Nydia Velazquez (NY-07), Carolyn Maloney (NY-12), Greg Meeks (NY-05), Yvette Clarke (NY-09) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), unveiled A Better Deal on Public Housing & Ladders of Opportunity for families in New York City and across America. In the aftermath […]

After the House passed its bipartisan prison reform bill late last month, GOP Rep. Doug Collins and Democratic Rep. Hakeem Jeffries quickly met on the floor for a celebratory embrace. Months of late-night calls, lobbying and tough negotiations had led to a whopping 360-59 vote — and the third piece of legislation Jeffries and Collins […]

What a difference a year makes. While in 2017 efforts to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system seemed to fizzle out completely on Capitol Hill, this year it seems to be gaining momentum – and that’s in part because of the president himself.   “As America regains its strength, this opportunity must be extended to […]

Read What a difference a year makes. While in 2017 efforts to overhaul the nation’s criminal justice system seemed to fizzle out completely on Capitol Hill, this year it seems to be gaining momentum – and that’s in part because of the president himself. “As America regains its strength, this opportunity must be extended to […]

By Ashley Killough, CNN  (CNN)Democrats will unveil an economic agenda Monday that leaders hope will bring together the progressive wing of their party and Democrats who voted for President Donald Trump, creating a united front and platform ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The plan — under the slogan “A Better Deal: Better Jobs, Better […]

Two New Yorkers running for president (three if you count Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders)—what could be better? Well, just about anything, it turns. The ball dropped Sunday on an uncertain and despondent city, fearful for the future. Will our native-born billionaire president-elect follow through on vows to sap sanctuary cities like this one of federal funding? Will […]

The economic anxiety in America “is real” and Democrats need to travel to “the heartland, inner-city communities and rural America” with a unified economic plan they can clearly articulate, U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn wrote in a letter to colleagues as he seeks to become co-chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee. In […]