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CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES ON MSNBC: "PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN AND HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE BUILDING A BETTER AMERICA"
WASHINGTON, DC - In case you missed it, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, appeared on MSNBC's Hallie Jackson Reports ahead of President Biden's State of the Union Address, where he outlined the President's accomplishments thus far and his vision for the future of America. HALLIE JACKSON: You know, there is the potential for this, as we've talked about on the show, a split-screen moment for President Biden tonight to be delivering this speech against the … Continue Reading
March 31, 2021
TASK FORCE ON AGING AND FAMILIES APPLAUDS PRESIDENT BIDEN’S CALL FOR HISTORIC INVESTMENT IN HOME CARE
WASHINGTON - Following President Biden's announcement calling on Congress to put $400 billion toward expanding access to quality, affordable home- or community-based care for aging relatives and people with disabilities, the House Democratic Caucus Task Force on Aging & Families (TFAF) leadership released the following statement: "Quality, affordable health care should be accessible to every single American whether they're able to travel to receive treatment or require care in their own … Continue Reading
March 23, 2021
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE ELEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
NEW YORK - On the eleventh anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: "Eleven years ago, the Affordable Care Act became the law of the land. Since then, millions of Americans gained coverage for the first time in their lives, health care costs went down for many and countless lives have been saved. Republicans have attempted to strip away the protections enshrined in the Affordable Care Act … Continue Reading
March 17, 2021
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: “THE SUPPORT FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN IS WIDE AND DEEP”
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Vice Chair Pete Aguilar (D-CA) held a leadership press conference where they highlighted the broad support and success of the American Rescue Plan, which is already delivering critical relief to communities across the country. In the wake of the apparent deadly attacks on the Asian American community in Georgia, they were also joined by Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Chair Judy Chu (D-CA) to make … Continue Reading
March 03, 2021
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE PASSAGE OF BOLD DEMOCRACY REFORM, H.R.1 – THE FOR THE PEOPLE ACT
WASHINGTON, DC - Following the passage of H.R.1 - the For the People Act of 2021, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: "Today, House Democrats passed a once-in-a-generation democracy reform to clean up corruption in Washington and return our government to everyday Americans. Since our election to the majority in 2018, we promised that we were going to fight For The People and bring our democracy back to life. That meant putting the public interest … Continue Reading
March 02, 2021
HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS KICK OFF 2021 ISSUES CONFERENCE TO TACKLE ONCE-IN-A-CENTURY PANDEMIC, DELIVER ON KITCHEN TABLE ISSUES
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, House Democratic Caucus Chairman Hakeem Jeffries and Vice Chair Pete Aguilar kicked off the first-ever all virtual 2021 Issues Conference. Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, Whip James Clyburn and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark joined them to address how House Democrats will collectively confront this public health and economic crisis. The leadership team outlined how, through the forum of the Issues Conference, the House Democratic Caucus will work … 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
March 26, 2019
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: “HOUSE DEMOCRATS WERE GIVEN THE MAJORITY TO DEFEND HEALTH CARE AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING”
CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: Once again, the Republicans have shown their true colors. They simply cannot help themselves. Americans all across the country woke up to news that the Trump Justice Department is once again launching an assault on health care in the United States of America. The Republicans want to take away health care from tens of millions of Americans again. The Republicans want to impose what would be effectively an age tax on Americans between 50 and 64 forcing a dramatic increase in … Continue Reading
March 13, 2019
CAUCUS CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: HOUSE DEMOCRATS WILL “MAKE SURE THE MUELLER REPORT IS PRESENTED TO CONGRESS”
In case you missed it today, the Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) appeared on MSNBC Live with Katy Tur for a conversation about the sentencing of Trump Campaign Manager Paul Manafort, the Mueller report and focusing on the Democrats' For the People agenda. KATY TUR: I want to start with you on something else the president was asked about a moment ago and that is Paul Manafort. He was asked if he would pardon Paul Manafort. He says he hasn't thought about … Continue Reading
March 12, 2019
CAUCUS CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: TRUMP’S BUDGET IS DESIGNED TO “SUBSIDIZE THE LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND SHAMELESS”
House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Caucus Vice Chair Katherine Clark (D-MA) held the House Democratic leadership's weekly press conference. Following are highlights from their remarks. CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: "This week is really a week in contrast, where we're going to be able to lay out for the American people what we're about and what House Republicans are all about. "We want to bring the country together. The other side continues to try to tear us apart. We want to … Continue Reading
March 06, 2019
CAUCUS CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: “WE ARE PROCEEDING WITH H.R. 1 TO BRING DEMOCRACY BACK TO LIFE FOR THE PEOPLE”
House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was joined by Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) at House Democratic leadership's weekly press conference. Following are highlights from their remarks. CHAIRMAN JEFFRIES: "This week, House Democrats will continue to focus on executing our For The People agenda. Over the last two years, we made promises to the American people about what we were going to focus on and we were very clear that each and every day we … Continue Reading