Press Releases

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:

House Democrats have consistently maintained that bipartisan legislation that funds the government must also decisively address the Republican healthcare crisis. 

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on NBC's Meet the Press, emphasizing that Democrats remain ready to sit down with Republicans to end their government shutdown and protect the healthcare and nutritional assistance of the American people, but Republicans must come to the negotiating table.

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN's First of All, where he made clear that Democrats remain ready, willing and able to find a bipartisan spending agreement that protects the healthcare of the American people and ends the Trump-Republican shutdown. 

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Ana Cabrera Reports where he highlighted how Donald Trump and Republicans are withholding SNAP benefits that tens of millions of Americans rely on to put food on their tables, while Democrats continue to fight to protect the health, safety and economic well-being of the American people.

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference, in which he reiterated that Democrats are committed to protecting healthcare and lowering the high cost of living to deliver Americans a country that works for the working class. 

Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced she would not seek another term in the House of Representatives:

Nancy D’Alesandro Pelosi is an iconic, heroic, trailblazing, legendary and transformational leader. She is the greatest Speaker of all time. 

Yesterday, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on PBS NewsHour, where he made clear that while Republicans refuse to fix their healthcare crisis and negotiate a bipartisan spending agreement, Democrats will continue working to lower costs and end the GOP shutdown. 

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on Roland Martin Unfiltered where he laid out how Democrats remain laser-focused on making life better for the American people and driving down the high cost of living, while Republicans continue their all-out assault on the health, safety and economic well-being of the American people.