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May 12, 2026

Today, Office of the Democratic Leader spokesperson Christie Stephenson released the following statement: 


May 11, 2026

Dear Colleague:

I write in connection with the vicious Republican assault on the right to vote, free and fair elections and Black political representation in the South. 

Over the weekend, the American people celebrated the love and support of mothers throughout the nation. At the same time, Republican extremists spent the last few days applauding their ongoing effort to rig the midterm elections based on two egregious judicial decisions dripping with far-right partisanship. 

We remain undeterred.


May 9, 2026
Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's Velshi, where he made clear that despite efforts by extremists to rig our elections and suppress the right to vote, Democrats will win back the House and focus on lowering costs, fixing our broken healthcare system and cleaning up rampant corruption.

May 8, 2026

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:


May 6, 2026

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) and Small Business Committee Ranking Member Nydia Velázquez (NY-07) announced that they secured $1,850,000 in federal community project funding for the reconstruction of Brooklyn’s Broadway Corridor.
 


May 4, 2026
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:

May 4, 2026

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Joe Morelle released a statement announcing a redistricting initiative, the New York Democracy Project.


May 2, 2026

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's PoliticsNation, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to fight back against Republican attempts to decimate Black and Latino representation in Congress as part of their effort to rig the 2026 elections.

 


April 30, 2026

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:


April 29, 2026

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MS NOW's The Briefing, where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to aggressively push back against Republican efforts to undermine our elections and voting rights.