Press Releases
Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's Inside Politics where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to aggressively push back against Republican plans to crash our economy and impose the largest Medicaid cut in American history.
New York, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Fox 5's Good Day New York where he emphasized that Democrats will continue to aggressively push back against Republican attacks on Social Security as we know it.
Brooklyn, NY – Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference for Save Social Security Day of Action. Today, House and Senate Democrats are in their own communities holding events to mobilize Americans from every corner of the United States to push back on Donald Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE’s cuts to Social Security.
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) today released the following statement on the Save Social Security Day of Action, as Democrats lead the fight against Republicans’ plan to gut Social Security:
“Across the country, Democrats are leading the fight to oppose the Republican plan to gut Social Security.
Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Inside with Jen Psaki where he emphasized that while Donald Trump and Republicans are crashing the economy and attempting to destroy Social Security and Medicaid, House Democrats will continue to work to lower the cost of living and shine a light on Republican corruption.
Washington, D.C. — Today, Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief opposing President Donald Trump’s unlawful attempt to fire members of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). FTC Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya are duly appointed, Senate-confirmed Commissioners at an independent federal agency created by Congress. Trump’s illegal attempts to terminate them threaten the integrity of independent federal agencies and the FTC’s ability to enforce civil antitrust law and protect the public from fraudsters and monopolists.
Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
“Donald Trump and his cruel, mean-spirited administration wrongfully deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, ripping him away from his family and putting his life in grave danger. Mr. Abrego Garcia must be returned immediately before he is killed in one of the most dangerous prisons in the world. Enough with the fake bravado. This is not America. The Supreme Court must aggressively enforce its order immediately.”