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August 27, 2023

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Vice Chair Ted Lieu released the following statement:

The racist shooting in Jacksonville is the inevitable consequence of reckless public officials who coddle right-wing extremists, whitewash painful parts of our history and flood our communities with weapons of war. 


August 17, 2023

Brooklyn, NY – In case you missed it, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell where he highlighted the success of the Inflation Reduction Act and emphasized that House Democrats are focused on growing the middle class.

 


August 14, 2023

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released the following statement after former President Donald Trump was indicted in Georgia for interfering in the results of the 2020 election:


August 6, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Representative Steny Hoyer are leading a group of 24 House Democrats to Israel this week, the second trip Rep. Jeffries is taking to Israel in the 118th Congress.


August 4, 2023

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 187,000 in July:


August 3, 2023

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement marking four years since the deadly shooting in El Paso, Texas. 

Four years ago, a gunman motivated by white nationalist conspiracy theories terrorized El Paso’s Latino community and stole 23 innocent lives while leaving 22 more injured. Today, we continue to pray for the families of the victims and the entire city of El Paso and we remain committed to ending the scourge of gun violence and xenophobia once and for all. 


August 1, 2023

New York, N.Y. – Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) released the following statement after Donald Trump was indicted in connection to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election:


July 27, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after extreme MAGA Republicans proved unable to pass basic government funding legislation:


July 27, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held his weekly press conference where he highlighted that House Democrats are putting People Over Politics and delivering for everyday Americans while extreme MAGA Republicans continue to waste time playing political games.

 


July 25, 2023

Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement after the Biden-Harris administration’s creation of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.