Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
The United States of America must always pay bills already incurred without gamesmanship, brinksmanship or partisanship. House Democrats will oppose any effort to hold the economy hostage as part of any scheme by Extreme MAGA Republicans to jam its right-wing agenda down the throats of the American people.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on CNBC's Squawk Box where he emphasized that while House Democrats are focused on protecting the full faith and credit of the United States, extreme MAGA Republicans are taking the economy hostage and threatening to default on our debt for the first time in American history.
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Washington, DC – Office of the Democratic Leader spokesperson Christie Stephenson issued this statement following Speaker McCarthy’s refusal to produce a Republican budget:
253 Members of Congress ask Supreme Court to grant emergency relief from the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s partial denial of a stay pending appeal, and stay the Texas district court ruling in its entirety
BROOKLYN, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a partial stay in Judge Kacsmaryk’s decision to suspend FDA approval of mifepristone.
BROOKLYN, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement on the mass shooting in Louisville, Kentucky:
House Democrats are praying for the victims and their families and the people of Louisville, another community that has been affected by the plague of senseless gun violence in America. This is the 146th mass shooting this year alone. We cannot look away. It's time for this Congress to take action and end this carnage in our communities.
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BROOKLYN, NY — Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s extreme decision to suspend FDA approval of mifepristone: |
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 236,000 in March:
New York – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08) released this statement following a meeting with the President of Taiwan during her recent transit through New York City:
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:
Today, an extreme, right-wing judge in Texas struck down a key provision of the Affordable Care Act that requires insurance companies to cover lifesaving preventative care for free, such as mammograms, diabetes screenings and medication for heart disease. If upheld, this decision would massively disrupt our health care system, reduce access to care and raise costs for working families.