Press Releases
Brooklyn, NY — Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
New York, NY – Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries visited the Nova Music Festival Exhibition in Lower Manhattan and highlighted the need to crush antisemitism and bring all the hostages home. Below are excerpts from his comments.
Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe where he emphasized that House Democrats will continue to focus on putting People Over Politics while extreme MAGA Republicans bend the knee to Donald Trump.
Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he highlighted that while extreme MAGA Republicans are jamming their dangerous right-wing ideology down the throats of the American people, House Democrats are fighting for reproductive freedom, our national security and hardworking American taxpayers.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
Washington, DC — Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
Mifepristone is a medication that has been used for decades as a form of reproductive health care. It is safe and effective and today the Supreme Court affirmed that abortion medication remains accessible to women across the nation.
Washington, DC — Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement on protesters at the Nova Music Festival Exhibition in New York City:
On October 7, Hamas terrorists brutally murdered, sexually assaulted, tortured and took hostage innocent civilians, including Americans, at the Nova Music Festival in Israel. The only humane response to these atrocities is disgust and moral outrage.
NORMANDY, FRANCE – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNN This Morning with Kasie Hunt live from Normandy ahead of the 80th anniversary commemoration of D-Day.
Washington, DC — Today, Speaker Johnson announced a bipartisan Congressional Delegation led by Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Majority Leader Steve Scalise traveling to Normandy, France to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion. On Thursday, June 6, the delegation will take part in observances of the anniversary along with veterans and their families, active duty servicemembers, government and military officials and foreign dignitaries.
Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries spoke on the House Floor in opposition to Rep. Byron Donalds' claim that Black people were better off under Jim Crow.