Press Releases

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services announced selection of the first ten medications for Medicare drug price negotiation:

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined CNN This Morning with Phil Mattingly where he highlighted that while extreme MAGA Republicans continue to hold Congress hostage, Democrats are fighting to lower health care costs, grow the economy and defend our freedoms.  

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu released the following statement:

Brooklyn, NY – In case you missed it, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell where he highlighted the success of the Inflation Reduction Act and emphasized that House Democrats are focused on growing the middle class.

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released the following statement after former President Donald Trump was indicted in Georgia for interfering in the results of the 2020 election:

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Representative Steny Hoyer are leading a group of 24 House Democrats to Israel this week, the second trip Rep. Jeffries is taking to Israel in the 118th Congress.

Brooklyn, NY — Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that nonfarm payroll employment increased by 187,000 in July:

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement marking four years since the deadly shooting in El Paso, Texas.