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Jan 4, 2023 · Washington CNN — Hakeem Jeffries made history as the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in Congress, addressing the 118th Congress for the first time in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Jun 21, 2023 · Unanimously elected minority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries is the first Black lawmaker and the youngest member to lead a party in Congress. His political clout...
Nov 30, 2022 · The House Democratic Caucus has elected Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., to lead their caucus. As House minority leader, Jeffries will become the first Black person to lead a major political party...
Oct 17, 2023 · Oct. 17, 2023. House Democrats rallied behind Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York as their pick for speaker of the House on Tuesday, uniting — again — around a liberal lawyer and...
Washington, DC — House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement: Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which struck down the shameful “separate but equal” doctrine established by Plessy v. Ferguson. Office of the Democratic Leader.
Nov 19, 2022 · 2. By MICHELLE L. PRICE and LISA MASCARO. Published 6:59 AM PDT, November 19, 2022. NEW YORK (AP) — A day after Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she would step aside, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York launched a history-making bid Friday to become the first Black person to helm a major political party in Congress as leader of the House Democrats.
Nov 30, 2022 · House Democrats elect Rep. Hakeem Jeffries as leader, the first Black person to lead a congressional caucus. Jeffries, 52, was elected Wednesday alongside Reps. Katherine Clark, 59, and Pete...
