Press Releases
TASK FORCE ON AGING & FAMILIES DEMANDS ANSWERS ON WRONGFUL ELDERLY EVICTIONS AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC
WASHINGTON - Over a week has passed since disturbing reports emerged of thousands of vulnerable older Americans being wrongfully discharged from nursing homes across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to continued CMS and HHS inaction to stop these evictions, today, House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families (TFAF) Co-Chairs Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), Doris Matsui (CA-6) and Conor Lamb (PA-17) along with Vice Chairs Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Debbie … Continue Reading
June 08, 2020
READOUT: HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CONFERENCE CALL ON JUNE 8, 2020
Chairman Hakeem Jeffries and Vice Chair Katherine Clark convened a telephone meeting of the House Democratic Caucus at 4:00 p.m. ET. Members of the Caucus heard brief updates from leadership before engaging in a robust discussion of the transformative Justice in Policing Act of 2020, guided by Congressional Black Caucus Chair Karen Bass and House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler. As Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and other Members of … Continue Reading
June 04, 2020
READOUT: DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS FAMILY DISCUSSION ON RACE
Chairman Hakeem Jeffries and Vice Chair Katherine Clark convened a telephone meeting of the House Democratic Caucus at 4:00 p.m. ET. Members of the Caucus heard brief updates from leadership before engaging in a robust family dialogue about race in America, drawing on the insights of Bryan Stevenson and Robin DiAngelo and uplifting the lived experiences of Members from throughout the House Democratic Caucus. In his introduction of Equal Justice Initiative founder and executive director, … Continue Reading
May 22, 2020
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TASK FORCE ON AGING & FAMILIES INTRODUCES LEGISLATION TO HELP SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ACCESS CRITICAL BENEFITS AMID COVID-19
WASHINGTON - Today, the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families (TFAF) leadership announced the introduction of the COVID-19 Recovery for Seniors and People with Disabilities Act of 2020. As the pandemic continues to have a disproportionate impact on America's older Americans, their families and caregivers, this measure would make additional investments in our nation's most vulnerable populations' access to quality health care, food security and financial security. A similar … Continue Reading
May 20, 2020
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TASK FORCE ON AGING & FAMILIES LEADERSHIP RESPONDS TO USDA'S EXPANDED SNAP ONLINE PURCHASING PROGRAM
Today, The House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families leadership released the following statement responding to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service's announcement that it will expand the SNAP online purchasing program to 13 additional states: "Older Americans should never have to decide between their health and safety and putting food on the table. Especially considering the increased risk posed by COVID-19, seniors relying on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program … Continue Reading
May 07, 2020
HOUSE DEMOCRATS FIGHT FOR STRONGER SECURITY MEASURES IN NURSING HOMES AMID COVID-19
WASHINGTON - This week, as nursing homes and long-term care facilities across the country continue to be ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families (TFAF) leadership took steps to promote maximum safety for nursing home residents and caregivers by continuing pressure on the Trump administration and introducing life-saving legislation. Task Force on Aging and Families Co-Chairs Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), Doris Matsui (CA-6), and Conor Lamb … Continue Reading
May 05, 2020
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TASK FORCE ON AGING & FAMILIES OUTLINES PROTECTIONS FOR SENIORS, LOVED ONES AND CAREGIVERS AMID COVID-19
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families (TFAF) Co-Chairs Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL), Doris Matsui (CA) and Conor Lamb (PA) along with TFAF Vice Chairs Debbie Dingell (MI), Ayanna Pressley (MA) and Ted Deutch (FL) joined Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries to discuss the crisis facing Older Americans and their families amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman Jeffries and the TFAF leadership emphasized that House Democrats will continue to fight for protections … Continue Reading
April 27, 2020
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TASK FORCE ON AGING & FAMILIES OUTLINES BLUEPRINT FOR PROTECTING OLDER AMERICANS AMID COVID-19
WASHINGTON - Today, following last week's House vote to provide additional support for small businesses, hospitals, health care workers and all Americans, House Democrats' Task Force on Aging and Families announced a set of principles guiding its efforts in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The blueprint builds on the Task Force's previously announced Older Americans Bill of Rights, a comprehensive framework to keep Older Americans and their families healthy, safe and financially … Continue Reading
April 08, 2020
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TASK FORCE ON AGING & FAMILIES LEADERSHIP CALLS ON USDA TO EXPAND SNAP ONLINE PURCHASING PROGRAM
WASHINGTON - Today, House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging and Families (TFAF) Co-Chairs Reps. Jan Schakowsky (IL-9), Doris Matsui (CA-6), and Conor Lamb (PA-17) and Vice Chairs Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA-40), Debbie Dingell (MI-12) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), along with Reps. Rosa DeLauro (CT-3) and Alan Lowenthal (CA-47), sent a letter to US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue calling for an immediate nationwide expansion of the Online Purchasing Pilot for the … Continue Reading
March 30, 2020
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES ON CORONAVIRUS-RELATED ATTACKS ON ASIAN AMERICANS: “WE WILL NOT STAND FOR RACISM. WE WILL NOT STAND FOR HATRED. WE WILL NOT STAND FOR XENOPHOBIA.”
NEW YORK - This week, Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Katherine Chair Clark (D-MA) led a video press conference with Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) Chair Judy Chu (D-CA), Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chair Karen Bass (D-CA), Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) Chair Joaquin Castro (D-TX) and CAPAC First Vice Chair Grace Meng (NY-08) to address recent violence and xenophobia targeted at the Asian American community as a result of the COVID-19 … Continue Reading
March 10, 2020
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: “TRUMP WAS AT A FLORIDA GOLF RESORT HANGING OUT WITH THE BILLIONAIRE BOYS CLUB IN THE MIDST OF A GLOBAL EPIDEMIC.”
WASHINGTON - This week, Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) held the House Democratic leadership's weekly press conference, where they provided updates on the coronavirus and steps House Democrats are taking to keep Americans safe and the economy on the right track. They were joined by Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA), the Vice Chair of the Joint Economic Committee and Rep. Raul Ruiz (D-CA), who worked as an emergency physician and on several public health … Continue Reading
March 03, 2020
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES ON CORONAVIRUS: “OUR JOB IS TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WITH THE FIERCE URGENCY OF NOW”
WASHINGTON - This week, Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) held the House Democratic leadership's weekly press conference, where they outlined steps that Congress is taking to keep all Americans protected from the coronavirus. They were joined by Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA), a pediatrician and the only female doctor in Congress and Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-IL), who previously served as a Senior Advisor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services … Continue Reading
February 28, 2020
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS TASK FORCE ON AGING & FAMILIES INTRODUCES OLDER AMERICANS BILL OF RIGHTS
WASHINGTON - Today, the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families, led by Co-Chairs Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Doris Matsui (D-CA) and Conor Lamb (D-PA), and Vice Chairs Reps. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Ted Deutch (D-FL), announced the introduction of the Older Americans Bill of Rights. The resolution, which identifies and establishes fundamental rights that every older American and their families deserve, is centered … Continue Reading
February 26, 2020
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES ON GOP: “THEY DON’T HAVE A PLAN TO REPEAL AND REPLACE THE ACA. THEY HAVE A PLAN TO REPEAL AND DISPLACE CHILDREN LIKE XIOMARA.”
WASHINGTON - This week, Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) held the House Democratic leadership's weekly press conference, where they exposed President Trump's attack on Medicaid benefits needed by vulnerable seniors, children with disabilities like Xiomara and American families. Xiomara, who joined Chairman Jeffries and Vice Chair Clark at today's press conference, was born with a number of serious medical conditions and is thriving today as a result … Continue Reading
February 26, 2020
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS CHAIRMAN HAKEEM JEFFRIES ANNOUNCES 2020 ISSUES CONFERENCE
WASHINGTON - Today, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries announced that House Democrats will convene for their annual Issues Conference on April 1-3, 2020. The conference will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home to the founding of our nation and the laws that guide it. "One year ago, House Democrats set out on a bold mission to create a government of the people, by the people and For The People," said Caucus Chairman Jeffries. "Together, we have passed 275 bipartisan bills … Continue Reading
February 05, 2020
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: “A SHREDDER WASN’T AVAILABLE AND SO SHE DID WHAT SHE NEEDED TO DO”
WASHINGTON - This week, Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) held the House Democratic leadership's weekly press conference, where they called on President Trump to demand Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hold a vote on the 400 bills, 275 of which are bipartisan, passed by House Democrats, including the Lower Drug Costs Now Act. CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: We had a very lively discussion within the Caucus about continuing House Democratic Caucus priorities … Continue Reading
January 14, 2020
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: “WE’RE GOING TO KEEP THE FOCUS ON THE STUNNING CORRUPT ABUSE OF POWER ENGAGED IN BY DONALD TRUMP”
WASHINGTON - This week, Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) held the House Democratic leadership's weekly press conference, where they outlined the next steps on impeachment as well as the more than 400 bills House Democrats passed in 2019 that continue to sit on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's desk. They were joined by DPCC Chair Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI) and Co-Chairs Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-PA) and Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) to highlight House … Continue Reading
December 18, 2019
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES ON MORNING JOE: “EVERYTHING IS AT STAKE IN TERMS OF THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC THAT WE HAVE, THAT WE HOLD AND THAT WE CHERISH”
WASHINGTON - In case you missed it, the Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) joined MSNBC's Morning Joe where he exposed the president's abuse of power and affirmed the constitutional responsibility of all Members of Congress to hold him accountable as the U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on articles of impeachment today. [CLIP: THURSDAY'S JUDICIARY HEARING ON IMPEACHMENT] CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: Let's actually go through the facts. We're here today … Continue Reading
December 17, 2019
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS NATIONAL SECURITY TASK FORCE PRAISES SENATE ADOPTION OF NDAA CONFERENCE REPORT, CALLS ON PRESIDENT TRUMP TO SWIFTLY SIGN INTO LAW
WASHINGTON - Following Senate passage of the Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), House Democratic Caucus National Security Task Force Co-Chairs Reps. Jason Crow (D-CO), Andy Kim (D-NJ) and Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM) along with Co-Founder and Chair Emeritus Seth Moulton (D-MA) released the following statement praising the advancement of the measure and urging President Trump to sign it into law. All four Members serve on the House Armed Services Committee (HASC). "This … Continue Reading
December 17, 2019
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: “THIS WEEK ALONE SHOWS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE AND A REPUBLICAN MAJORITY”
WASHINGTON - This week, Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) held the House Democratic leadership's weekly press conference, where they recapped a successful year that included the passage of nearly 400 bills and a continued commitment to hold the president accountable. CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: The House Democratic majority this year has passed approximately 400 bills and sent them to the Senate. Approximately 275 of those bills are bipartisan in nature. 100 … Continue Reading