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 […]

It was an event full of all the pomp and circumstance attendant with a congressional office. Representative Hakeem Jeffries’ first congressional State of the District Address attracted constituents, elected officials, and youth who filled the auditorium at Boys and Girls high school. Describing his first year in office month-by-month, Jeffries said he “did everything to […]

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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — On a recent Wednesday afternoon, as temperatures reached 7 degrees in the city, Troy Baker began his daily trek. For more than a decade after his release from prison in 2002, where he served a robbery sentence, Baker, 44, said he’s been in the city’s shelter system, unable to find work because of […]

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BROOKLYN – Hundreds of people filled the auditorium of Boys and Girls High School in Bed-Stuy Thursday evening for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ State of the District. The freshman congressman laid out his initiatives for the 8th District, including plans to push for gun control and establish new programs for at-risk youth.   Jeffries also says he is planning to […]

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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) released the following statement after President Obama delivered his State of the Union Address to a Joint Session of Congress: “The dysfunction that characterized Congress in 2013 must yield to a year of legislative action on behalf of the American people. President Obama made clear that he is […]

Thirteen House Democrats have proposed legislation that would require the government to study hate speech on the Internet, mobile phones and television and radio. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and 12 other House Democrats, would look at how those media are used to “advocate and encourage violent acts and the commission of crimes […]

WASHINGTON – Today, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), joined by twelve Members of the House of Representatives, introduced H.R. 3878, “The Hate Crime Reporting Act of 2014.”  This legislation will provide essential information on the presence of criminal activity and hate speech on the Internet. It has the support of 45 diverse advocacy groups. “The Internet […]