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Brooklyn, NY – Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released the following statement on the potential closing of Interfaith Medical Center: “The failure of mediation to produce a positive result for the community is deeply disappointing, but the fight to save Interfaith hospital remains alive. We will not rest until there is a viable and comprehensive […]
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A bipartisan group of House and Senate members have proposed legislation that would give cities and states the right to trademark their flags, official seals or other government insignia. Under the Trademark Act of 1946, also called the Lanham Act, state and local governments can trademark certain marks, like FDNY and NYPD. But the […]
Brooklyn, NY – Today, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released a letter recently sent to the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, Olexander Motsyk, in response to rising levels of anti-Semitism and racial intolerance in the Ukraine that is spearheaded by the fast-rising Svoboda political party. “Despite the Ukrainian government’s efforts to battle racial intolerance, use […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Members of the House and Senate introduced bipartisan legislation that would allow the United States or any state or local government to register official insignia for federal trademark protection. Congressmen Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) and Ted Poe (TX-2) introduced H.R. 3713 in the House and Senators Klobuchar (MN), Charles Schumer (NY) and Mike […]
WASHINGTON – Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released the following statement on the appointment of William Bratton as the new police commissioner for the City of New York: “The newly designated police commissioner is a highly respected law enforcement professional with a track record in Los Angeles of both reducing crime and having a meaningful working […]
Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) talked about congressional efforts to reach a top-line funding level for fiscal year 2014 by the Budget Conference Committee’s December 13 deadline. He also discussed the likelihood of a need for a stop-gap spending measure if no deal of any kind is reached by January 15, 2014. efforts to change or repeal […]
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries said Thursday he is not convinced that the ongoing budget talks will result in the federal workforce paying more for their retirement benefits. Mr. Jeffries, New York Democrat and budget committee member, suggested that it is more likely that lawmakers increase fees on airlines. “I think the user fee question is one […]