Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced today that the Steering and Policy Committee has recommended the following Members be appointed to the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space and Technology. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after President Biden’s 2023 State of the Union Address. 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries joined DPCC Chair Joe Neguse and DPCC Co-Chairs Veronica Escobar, Lauren Underwood and Dean Phillips for a press conference ahead of President Biden's State of the Union address. 

Washington, DC – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement after inviting Eustene Corbin of East New York to be his guest for President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union Address.    

WASHINGTON, DC – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced today that the Steering and Policy Committee has recommended the following Members be appointed to the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Budget: 

Brooklyn, NY – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued the following statement after an earthquake and its aftershocks hit Türkiye, Syria and the surrounding region.  

I join the Turkish-American community in Brooklyn, New York City and the greater United States in mourning after the devastating earthquake in Gaziantep.  

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 517,000 in January and the unemployment rate dropped to 3.4%.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held his weekly press conference where he highlighted how House Democrats have stayed committed to securing lower costs, better-paying jobs and safer communities for everyday Americans while House Republicans have done nothing to make life better for the American people.