[[{“fid”:”405″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”303″,”width”:”541″,”title”:”NY1 – Canarsie Pier Re-Opens”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]   Another major step in Brooklyn's recovery from Hurricane Sandy comes on Monday, when the Canarsie Pier will reopen for the first time in almost seven months to local fishermen and community members wanting to spend time by the sea. NY1's Jon Weinstein filed the following report. The damage […]

Brooklyn, NY – Today, the Canarsie Pier re-opened to the public for recreational use after being closed for six months due to Superstorm Sandy-related damages.  Located on the Jamaica Bay, the pier is part of Gateway National Recreation Area, a National Parks Service site. In April, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries toured the pier with representatives from […]

WASHINGTON- Today, in remarks made on the House Floor, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) criticized House Republicans for forcing a vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act for the 37th time since the landmark legislation was signed into law.   The Affordable Care Act, passed in March 2010, was upheld by the United States Supreme Court […]

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Washington (CNN) — Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that his decision to remove himself from the Justice Department investigation into a leak that led it to surreptitiously collect telephone records from the Associated Press leaves him unable to respond to questions about it. “I don't know what happened there with the intersection between the […]

  NEW YORK — The House Judiciary Committee created a bipartisan task force Tuesday to investigate whether the federal code over-criminalizes minor offenses. Advocates and lawmakers said the move could eventually help reduce the size of the massive federal prison population. The over-criminalization task force was created by a Judiciary Committee voice vote. Members include […]

WASHINGTON – On May 7, 2013, Rep. Jeffries was appointed to the newly established House Judiciary Committee Over-Criminalization Task Force. Over the next six months, this bipartisan body of five Democrats and five Republicans will examine federal criminal laws and recommend improvements to the full Judiciary Committee.  The task force is led by Crime, Terrorism, […]

[[{“fid”:”390″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:”280″,”width”:”539″,”style”:”width: 280px; height: 145px; border-width: 3px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: left;”,”title”:”NY1 – Day in the Life As Rep. Jeffries”,”class”:”media-element file-full”},”link_text”:null}]] Hakeem Jeffries is only about four months into his freshman year in Congress but he's already positioning himself for a long career in Washington. NY1's Michael Scotto filed the following report. If you're looking […]

It has been three months since Brooklyn sent one of our best and brightest to Washington, D.C. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is settling in to his new role after emerging victorious from a contentious primary against Councilman Charles Barron for the seat held by retired Congressman Ed Towns. “It is a tremendous opportunity to represent the […]

Click on the image below to watch Voice of America’s Faiz Rehman interview Rep. Hakeem Jeffries on being new to the Congress, representing the 8th Congressional District of New York, and on being a strong supporter of immigration reform and cultural diversity:  [[{“fid”:”385″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”attributes”:{“height”:”340″,”width”:”478″,”style”:”width: 300px; height: 213px; border-width: 4px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;”,”title”:”VoA – Faiz Rehman”,”class”:”media-element […]