An embattled Mayor Bloomberg stood by his controversial comments on the NYPD’s stop and frisk policy Sunday — and unloaded on his critics. “The numbers don’t lie,” Bloomberg said, defending Friday’s remark that “we disproportionately stop whites too much and minorities too little.” His office noted that 87% of people stopped under the policy in […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Washington, civil and voting rights groups were blunt in describing their reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down a key part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. “A disaster!” one said. “Grave disappointment,” said another. Chanelle Hardy heads the National Urban League’s Policy Institute. She says the court, by invalidating […]

WASHINGTON – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States struck a portion of the Voting Rights Act in the landmark case, Shelby County v. Holder: “It is disheartening that the Supreme Court of the United States has taken such an unjust step backwards by deeming parts of […]

On Sunday, June 23, 2013, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries discussed pending immigration bills that are under review in the House Judiciary committee and collaboration with the Senate immigration bill on MSNBC’s “Up with Steve Kornacki.”  He also discussed pending Supreme Court decisions on same-sex  marriage and section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.  The full interview […]

On C-SPAN's Washington Journal Representative Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) talked about immigration reform efforts in both the House and Senate as well as the economy, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He also discussed responded to Robert Mueller’s previous day admission in National Security Agency phone record data collection programs, gun violence, and other […]

WASHINGTON- On June 18, 2013, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor urging a no vote on the controversial House Republican bill, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, H.R. 1797.  If enacted, the bill would prohibit abortions in the United States beginning at 20 weeks following conception.  H.R. 1797 passed the House 228 – […]

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries questioned FBI Director Robert Mueller during a full committee hearing on Oversight on the Federal Bureau of Investigation on June 13, 2013. Click on the image below to listen to the interview Rep. Jeffries had with Steve Scott from WCBS 880 radio in which he discusses the hearing. [[{“fid”:”437″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”299″,”width”:”221″,”title”:”WCBS”,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]

Congressman Hakeem Jeffries was a member of this year’s  House Democrats Baseball Team. He wore a Brooklyn Cyclones uniform in tribute to his hometown Brooklyn, NY. Please click on the image below to watch a video posted by the Washington Post: [[{“fid”:”436″,”view_mode”:”full”,”type”:”media”,”link_text”:null,”attributes”:{“height”:”509″,”width”:”801″,”style”:”width: 801px; height: 509px; border-width: 2px; border-style: solid; margin: 2px;”,”title”:”TPM – HJ 6.13.13″,”class”:”media-element file-full”}}]]

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, June 12, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a 21-page brief citing the possibility of appointing a federal monitor over the New York Police Department (NYPD) if the controversial stop and frisk program is found unconstitutional during an on-going class action civil trial in New York City. “The potential involvement of […]