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May 20, 2024 · Washington, DC – Today, Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference where he highlighted that while Democrats remain willing to work across the aisle to solve problems for hardworking American taxpayers, House Republicans continue pushing an extreme agenda that hurts the American people.
Nov 30, 2022 · Democrats usher in new era of House leadership with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries 05:23. Washington — House Democrats elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York as their next party leader in a unanimous ...
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May 11, 2024 · Hakeem Jeffries (born August 4, 1970, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.) is an American Democratic politician who serves in the U.S. House of Representatives (2013– ). The House minority leader from 2023, Jeffries is the first Black person to lead a major party in either house of Congress .
Oct 17, 2023 · Hakeem Jeffries, center, received 212 votes, more than the Republican nominee, Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio, but that doesn’t make him the speaker.
Jan 7, 2023 · U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivers remarks after House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was elected Speaker of the House in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol ...
Nov 30, 2022 · House Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., arrives for leadership elections at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022. Jeffries has been elected House Democratic leader and will become in the new year the first Black American to lead a major political party in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Nov 18, 2022 · Representative Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, formally announced his run for Democratic leader on Friday. He would be the first Black man to hold the top party leadership role in either ...
