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jeffries: that would be correct. the so-called investigation under way by house republicans is a joke. it's embarrassing. there is no evidence that president biden broke the law. this is an impeachment inquiry of the president. you can't impeach the president's son. there is no evidence that president joe biden broke the law. there's no evidence that president joe biden committed an impeachable offense. there's no evidence that president biden engaged in wrongdoing. this has been an ongoing investigation, understand, from the very begin, on january 3, when they couldn't get their act together, 15 different dysfunctional votes before they caved to the extremists. from the very beginning of this congress, they've been after president joe biden. and they want to try to get to him in any way possible including targeting president biden's family. no evidence in january. no evidence in february. no evidence in march. no evidence in april. no evidence in may. no evidence in june. no evidence in july. in evidence in august.
jeffries: that would be correct. the so-called investigation under way by house republicans is a joke. it's embarrassing. there is no evidence that president biden broke the law. this is an impeachment inquiry of the president. you can't impeach the president's son. there is no evidence that president joe biden broke the law. there's no evidence that president joe biden committed an impeachable offense. there's no evidence that president biden engaged in wrongdoing. this has been an ongoing...
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jeffries: i've not gotten the opportunity to see the testimony. however, i think it's important for every university leader to unequivocally make clear that antisemitism has no place on a single college campus in the united states of america or throughout the world, and that everything necessary should be done to crush antisemitism and to make sure that everyone on a college campus, whether you're jewish or muslim or palestinian or african-american or latino or white or asian american or a member of the lbgtq+ community, everyone should feel safe on a college or university campus. and university leaders have a responsible to make sure they're leaning in to confronting the explosion of hatred we've seen in some instances and on some college campuses. it's also important that our extreme maga republican colleagues actually join us in doing something meaningful about these issues. for instance, president biden has put forth over a hundred recommendations that could be implemented by the congress to try to address the rising tide of antisemitism in th
jeffries: i've not gotten the opportunity to see the testimony. however, i think it's important for every university leader to unequivocally make clear that antisemitism has no place on a single college campus in the united states of america or throughout the world, and that everything necessary should be done to crush antisemitism and to make sure that everyone on a college campus, whether you're jewish or muslim or palestinian or african-american or latino or white or asian american or a...
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jeffries: good morning everyone. house democrats have repeatedly made clear throughout this congress that we will find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues on any issue whenever and wherever possible in order to make life better for every day americans while at the same time push back against republican extremism whenever necessary. we haven't just talked about bipartisan cooperation, we have leaned into it on issue after issue after issue including making sure that america does not default on the debt for the first time in america's history that we have twice avoided government shutdowns and that we have worked hard to meet the needs of the american people including securing 16 billion in disaster assistance for american families who have been devastated by extreme weather events. house democrats continue to make clear that we will always put people over politics. and search for bipartisan common ground to solve problems for hardworking american taxpayers. but the republican extremism is out of co
jeffries: good morning everyone. house democrats have repeatedly made clear throughout this congress that we will find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues on any issue whenever and wherever possible in order to make life better for every day americans while at the same time push back against republican extremism whenever necessary. we haven't just talked about bipartisan cooperation, we have leaned into it on issue after issue after issue including making sure that america...
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jeffries: what a way to start. i think it's important, and as house democrats we were very clear with the president. we thanked him for the leadership, the bravery of the ukrainian of war effort. the necessity of a continuing in america support continuing. is my understanding that the meeting between president zelenskyy and the entirety of the senate went well, hopefully that will help. the senate arrives at an agreement sooner rather than over the next few days because we have no choice, no option but to continue to fund the ukrainian war effort, both in the interest of america's national security. but also because ukraine is on the side of a real existential conflict that's going on throughout the world, as the previous panel talked about. there's democracy versus autocracy. freedom versus tyranny. there's truth versus propaganda. ukraine is on the side of democracy, freedom and truth. we should make sure we continue to stand with them. >> the funding is caught up in the political battle in the senate is trying t
jeffries: what a way to start. i think it's important, and as house democrats we were very clear with the president. we thanked him for the leadership, the bravery of the ukrainian of war effort. the necessity of a continuing in america support continuing. is my understanding that the meeting between president zelenskyy and the entirety of the senate went well, hopefully that will help. the senate arrives at an agreement sooner rather than over the next few days because we have no choice, no...
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jeffries: is the new hampshire democratic party in the house right now?ready to reelect the new hampshire delegation? are you ready to paint the state blue in november 2024? what an honor and privilege to be with all of you, chairman, thank you for extending the invitation for your incredible leadership. thank you to my good friend congresswoman annie kuster it. that was amazing. [laughter] i was contemplating tonight going through the greek alphabet , but after annie's performance, she rested our case. thank you for your incredible leadership, your friendship. we came in together. she represents the people of the great state, and such a thoughtful, amazing and soulful way with her powerful intellect, and it has been wonderful to travel along this congressional journey with any custom -- annie. [applause] of course, to my other colleague, chris pappas, i call them the dynamic duo of the state. i am thankful for him. he took congress by storm upon his arrival. we are thankful for his election in november of 2018. talk of a great class that gave us the majo
jeffries: is the new hampshire democratic party in the house right now?ready to reelect the new hampshire delegation? are you ready to paint the state blue in november 2024? what an honor and privilege to be with all of you, chairman, thank you for extending the invitation for your incredible leadership. thank you to my good friend congresswoman annie kuster it. that was amazing. [laughter] i was contemplating tonight going through the greek alphabet , but after annie's performance, she rested...
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jeffries has done that. mike johnson was in the hudson valley recently fundraising for mike lawlor who is one of the more gullible incumbents so something that both leaders are doing. schumer and mcconnell also do fundraisers for the party. that something you see up and down leadership, committee chairs and ranking members, the top number of minority tend to be important fundraising vehicles for their caucus as they try to hold on to those leadership positions
jeffries has done that. mike johnson was in the hudson valley recently fundraising for mike lawlor who is one of the more gullible incumbents so something that both leaders are doing. schumer and mcconnell also do fundraisers for the party. that something you see up and down leadership, committee chairs and ranking members, the top number of minority tend to be important fundraising vehicles for their caucus as they try to hold on to those leadership positions
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jeffries: good morning. me begin by thanking congressman mike thompson and congresswoman hayes and congresswoman lucy mcbath and peoples of the task force for their important work throughout the years to address this necessary issue and thank other members of the house democratic caucus who have joined us here today. from the very beginning of the congress, house democrats have made clear that we are ready, willing and able to find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues on any issue, including gun safety legislation in order to improve the quality of life of every day americans. but consistently throughout this congress, extreme maga republicans have refused to work with us to solve problems on behalf of hardworking american taxpayers. instead, the do-nothing republican congress has visited upon the american people chaos, dysfunction and extremism over and over and over again. 11 years ago, 20 innocent, precious first-grade students and six educators were murdered in cold blood. the country
jeffries: good morning. me begin by thanking congressman mike thompson and congresswoman hayes and congresswoman lucy mcbath and peoples of the task force for their important work throughout the years to address this necessary issue and thank other members of the house democratic caucus who have joined us here today. from the very beginning of the congress, house democrats have made clear that we are ready, willing and able to find bipartisan common ground with our republican colleagues on any...
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speakers included postmaster general lewis to joy, kevin mccarthy and hakeem jeffries. it is about 50 minutes. >>> ladies and gentlemen please welcome speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. house democratic leader, hakeem jeffries. postmaster general, louis dejoy. and mr. michael collins, chief of staff to the honorable john robert lewis. >> [ applause ] >> kevin mccarthy, speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> thank you very much. good afternoon. it is my privilege to recommend to the u.s. capital. we are honored to have with us the u.s. postmaster, . and linda early chastain to participate and share a special occasion. each of them is instrumental in honoring the legacy of congress ms. -- congressman luis and having the special stamp. commemorative stamps are more than just pieces of paper with pictures on them. they tell stories. they honor heroes and they capture important moments in history. we are honoring and extraordinary contributions to the american people. an inspiring future generations to follow his lead. i want to thank you for joining us
speakers included postmaster general lewis to joy, kevin mccarthy and hakeem jeffries. it is about 50 minutes. >>> ladies and gentlemen please welcome speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy. house democratic leader, hakeem jeffries. postmaster general, louis dejoy. and mr. michael collins, chief of staff to the honorable john robert lewis. >> [ applause ] >> kevin mccarthy, speaker of the united states house of representatives. >> thank you very much. good afternoon. it...
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i think jeffries is the most likely to speak off-the-cuff. you usually only get a couple of seconds. host: richard, please go ahead. caller: we have a new house speaker who does not even know where the front door is because he is still sticking up for a man who wants to be a dictator and he is not doing anything to make the country better for the american people. also, johnson is dangerous. they want to be a dictator leadership party and -- host: how do you think that dictatorship is going to come about? caller: if trump gets elected as president again. that is a scary thing. host: that would automatically be a dictatorship? caller: no. he would start easing in his policies to start rolling as a dictator, over a period of time. if the american people do not wake up and see this, they are going to miss it. china, north korea, dictator's ruling with an iron fist. as a veteran, hopefully people will see that this guy, donald trump is dangerous to this country come along with the new speaker of the house. host: that is richard in georgia. that is
i think jeffries is the most likely to speak off-the-cuff. you usually only get a couple of seconds. host: richard, please go ahead. caller: we have a new house speaker who does not even know where the front door is because he is still sticking up for a man who wants to be a dictator and he is not doing anything to make the country better for the american people. also, johnson is dangerous. they want to be a dictator leadership party and -- host: how do you think that dictatorship is going to...
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in just his first session at the helm, jeffries has proven to be a worthy successor to nancy pelosi. our other hero, we kentucky governor andy beshear. the democrat cruised to reelection in a deep red state. a deep red state of kentucky, emerging as one of the country's most popular governors. bashir was the face of a surprising successful off your cycle for democrats who also passed a measure of protecting abortion rights and ohio, which you mentioned, susan, and captured both chambers of the virginia assembly. i'll let you go first. hero and he'll. >> it connected. yusef salaam, and donald trump. many years ago, yusef salaam was one of the central park five. donald trump talk at an ad that suggested they could be executed, because he wasn't into trials and things like that these days. >> i would've thought of the protests. >> that's right. use of salaam gets elected to the city council. that was no surprise in the election, because he was uncontested after winning a primary. but it's not just that he won an election. it's the little business of these acts of courage that people com
in just his first session at the helm, jeffries has proven to be a worthy successor to nancy pelosi. our other hero, we kentucky governor andy beshear. the democrat cruised to reelection in a deep red state. a deep red state of kentucky, emerging as one of the country's most popular governors. bashir was the face of a surprising successful off your cycle for democrats who also passed a measure of protecting abortion rights and ohio, which you mentioned, susan, and captured both chambers of the...
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joining us to talk about it, house democratic leader hakeem jeffries. i want to start with what i was asking lauren fox about. i think it's a critical question. when republicans say this is just opening and form lazing an inquiry, is there any way you see this not ending in a videoet to impeach president biden? >> that remains to be seen. we know that there is zero evidence that president biden has engaged in an impeachable evidence, zero evidence that president biden has engaged in any wrongdoing whatsoever, zero evidence that president biden has broken the law. the republicans have now reviewed more than 100,000 pages of documents, heard from many witnesses, and they can't find a scintilla of evidence to justify this impeachment inquiry. it is happening because the puppet master in chief, the former twice impeached so-called president of the united states of america has ordered them to launch this impeachment inquiry as a political hit job on president joe biden. >> you believe that's explicitly the case. because the former president tweeted about thi
joining us to talk about it, house democratic leader hakeem jeffries. i want to start with what i was asking lauren fox about. i think it's a critical question. when republicans say this is just opening and form lazing an inquiry, is there any way you see this not ending in a videoet to impeach president biden? >> that remains to be seen. we know that there is zero evidence that president biden has engaged in an impeachable evidence, zero evidence that president biden has engaged in any...
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in just his first session at the helm, jeffries has proven to be a worthy successor to nancy pelosi. my other hero, kentucky governor andy beshear, the democrat cruised to reelection in a deep red state, deep red state of kentucky, emerging as one of the country's most popular governors. bashir was the face of some surprisingly successful election cycle for democrats, also protecting voting rights in ohio. -- ali, you go first. >> they are connected. yusef salaam and donald trump. many years ago, yusef salaam was one of five alleged central park five. they suggested that they should be executed. you look at the charles and things like that these days. >> i was i protests. >> that's right. he gets elected to city council, no surprise in the election, because he was uncontested, after winning a primary. but, it's not just that he won an election, it's the little business of acts of courage that people commit. if i was yusef salaam or anybody, i'd be pushed off for the rest of my life. i don't know how productive i would be. and this guy comes out, runs for office and is now going to be
in just his first session at the helm, jeffries has proven to be a worthy successor to nancy pelosi. my other hero, kentucky governor andy beshear, the democrat cruised to reelection in a deep red state, deep red state of kentucky, emerging as one of the country's most popular governors. bashir was the face of some surprisingly successful election cycle for democrats, also protecting voting rights in ohio. -- ali, you go first. >> they are connected. yusef salaam and donald trump. many...
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hakeem jeffries and the democrats.ad to raise the debt ceiling responsibly, it was majority of democratic votes. when they had to keep the government open, fund the department of defense, it was democrats in the house that kept government functioning. i think historically, republicans should be excited about what's going to come their way 2024 in but they're going to be woefully disappointed. it should be a good year for half democrats. they very closely, likely take the house. >> your perhaps president speaker hakeem jeffries. >> i like to say very likely, that's my prediction. predictions aren't any fun if they're not risky. let's go to speaker hakeem jeffries. >> marcia, in order from -- let's go from the house to the senate. in order for democrats to hold onto power in the senate, they need to win tough races and conservative states like ohio and montana. what do democrats need to do to overcome post challenges? >> i think democrats need to be telling all of our accomplishments so far. they have gotten quite a bit
hakeem jeffries and the democrats.ad to raise the debt ceiling responsibly, it was majority of democratic votes. when they had to keep the government open, fund the department of defense, it was democrats in the house that kept government functioning. i think historically, republicans should be excited about what's going to come their way 2024 in but they're going to be woefully disappointed. it should be a good year for half democrats. they very closely, likely take the house. >> your...
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congressman jeffries said why the president needed their support in the upcoming election. president biden is in on the primary ballot in new hampshire sincofficials didn't comply with new party delicate selection rules, stripping the granite state long time first in the nation primary status for e mocratic ticket. theesnger also reported that congressman jeffries left a good impression on the new hampshire democrats. many said they hoped he would run for president in 2028. >> i'm not going to be before you long, but just wanted to make a few observations about this moment that we face, the importance of this state. the challenges that are in front of us, and the power of american resilience. let me first say that i'm proud to support president joe biden in his reelection. i know that there is an important primary next month and i want to friend, just in case anyone needs one, but president joe biden has done an incredibly good job on the very difficult circumstances, and we will see who emerges on the others of the aisle, it looks like it may be the former president, and w
congressman jeffries said why the president needed their support in the upcoming election. president biden is in on the primary ballot in new hampshire sincofficials didn't comply with new party delicate selection rules, stripping the granite state long time first in the nation primary status for e mocratic ticket. theesnger also reported that congressman jeffries left a good impression on the new hampshire democrats. many said they hoped he would run for president in 2028. >> i'm not...
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thank you leader jeffries for being with us today. rep. jeffries: thank you very much. [applause] >> former wyoming congresswoman liz cheney spoke about her plans for the 2024 election in the state if u.s. democracy during the ceo council. she discussed congressional legislation and weighed in on the likely presidential matchup between president joe biden and former president donald trump. >> thank you for being here. rep. cheney: that was a little like star wars. >> are you darth vader or luke skywalker? rep. cheney: the daughter of darth vader. [laughter] >> ok. some say. liz's new book is out. the title is oath and honor. i was going to buy it so i can have it today and i went on amazon and said it sold out. you have outrun amazon on book sales. i authored two books, trust me, i never outran amazon. rep. cheney: thank you. i'm glad people are interested in the book and a little ground is rushing to get many, many more out there. >> maybe they should've done that at the beginning. anyway, in that book there's one sentence in that book that struck me as a summary of th
thank you leader jeffries for being with us today. rep. jeffries: thank you very much. [applause] >> former wyoming congresswoman liz cheney spoke about her plans for the 2024 election in the state if u.s. democracy during the ceo council. she discussed congressional legislation and weighed in on the likely presidential matchup between president joe biden and former president donald trump. >> thank you for being here. rep. cheney: that was a little like star wars. >> are you...
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oversight democrats are pushing back they issued a memo against it, here is house leader hakeem jeffries. >> these unserious individuals during very serious times and it is hurting the american people. ithere is not a scintilla of evidence a republican produced to show that president joe biden has engaged in wrongdoing, there is no evidence that exist to implicate president joe biden and anything nefarious. president biden is a good man. >> this despite the oversight committee uncovering a 2018 e-mail from a bank money laundering investigator, he raised concerns about unusual and erratic activity relating to more than a dozen wire transfers to accounts belonging to hunter biden saying that the payments did not appear to relate to any services rendered. we are hoping to get more insight from james biden when he testifies to the committee on wednesday, first let's go through it with the house oversight and freedom caucus chairman scott. >> it's great to be with you and as the bank recognized this $40000 that we have traced went from china through the various biden show organizations direct
oversight democrats are pushing back they issued a memo against it, here is house leader hakeem jeffries. >> these unserious individuals during very serious times and it is hurting the american people. ithere is not a scintilla of evidence a republican produced to show that president joe biden has engaged in wrongdoing, there is no evidence that exist to implicate president joe biden and anything nefarious. president biden is a good man. >> this despite the oversight committee...
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jeffries. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. jeffries: i rise today in strong opposition to this fake, fraudulent and fictitious censure resolution. the proceedings on the house of representatives have been a complete and total embarrassment. extreme maga republicans have stooped to a new low and that is very difficult, based on the events that have taken place under this republican majority throughout this year. jamaal bowman has taken public responsibility for the fire alarm incident. he has apologized. explained the circumstances under which it has occurred. he has been held publicly accountable in the d.c. superior court. paid $1,000 fine. and the ethics committee, on a bipartisan basis here in this congress made clear that no further action was required. the ethics committee, under a republican chair, so why is the author of this resolution, and extreme maga republicans on the floor wasting time and taxpayer resources trying to undermine the credibility of jamaal bowman who was doing his best to serve his constituents inclu
jeffries. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. jeffries: i rise today in strong opposition to this fake, fraudulent and fictitious censure resolution. the proceedings on the house of representatives have been a complete and total embarrassment. extreme maga republicans have stooped to a new low and that is very difficult, based on the events that have taken place under this republican majority throughout this year. jamaal bowman has taken public...
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>> joy, one hakeem jeffries, and here's why.ible year for politicians, start on the republican side, donald trump indicted four times. kevin mccarthy tossed out of office. five other republican leaders get humiliated and lose. ron desantis started on third base and stole second. nikki haley still 30 point behind donald trump. chris christie, done. on the democratic side, joe biden struggling to get his numbers right. hakeem jeffries, undefeated, kept the government open when he needed to. raised the debt limit with democratic votes. funded the department of defense when republicans couldn't. hakeem jeffries, the leader and the winner of the year. >> and rewrote the abcs, he re-did the abcs and they were hot. excellent choices, and now to our esteemed historian, michael, who won the year? >> the heat is obviously on. i will do my best not to screw this up. the winner in 2023 who won the year was democracy. now if we had said that 50 years ago, it would be a bro mid but in these days, democracy every single hour is under challenge
>> joy, one hakeem jeffries, and here's why.ible year for politicians, start on the republican side, donald trump indicted four times. kevin mccarthy tossed out of office. five other republican leaders get humiliated and lose. ron desantis started on third base and stole second. nikki haley still 30 point behind donald trump. chris christie, done. on the democratic side, joe biden struggling to get his numbers right. hakeem jeffries, undefeated, kept the government open when he needed to....
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hear from hakeem jeffries and in nebraska we caught up with the cornell west who is running as an independentit also highlights from this year's lesser-known candidates forum. first a conversation with a des moines register reporter katie aiken. she told us about the state of the race for the republican presidential nomination in iowa, which holds its caucuses in less than six weeks. >> and iowa we are still seeing former president donald trump leading the polls by a significant margin. in our most recent iowa poll he was at 43% among likely republican caucus goers, 27 percentage points above where ron desantis and nikki haley are . they were both bowling at 16%. -- holding -- polling at 16%. he is still very popular and iowa and it remains to be seen if anyone will close that gap a little bit or allow a first-place upset win at the january 15 caucus. >> describe the rally that he had and his strategy in iowa? >> sure, former president trump had two stops in iowa last weekend. the first was a much smaller stopped than he usually does. it was just at a bar outside of the des moines metro, and
hear from hakeem jeffries and in nebraska we caught up with the cornell west who is running as an independentit also highlights from this year's lesser-known candidates forum. first a conversation with a des moines register reporter katie aiken. she told us about the state of the race for the republican presidential nomination in iowa, which holds its caucuses in less than six weeks. >> and iowa we are still seeing former president donald trump leading the polls by a significant margin....
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hear from house minority leader hakeem jeffries who spoke to new hampshire democrats and in nebraska we caught up with author and activist cornel west was running as an independent, also highlights of misuse lesson on candidates forum at the new hampshire institute ofie politi. first a conversation with moines register status and political reporter katie akin. she told us about the state of the race for the republican presidential nomination in iowa which holds its caucuses in less than six weeks. >> well, and i want we're still seeing former president donald trump leading the polls by significant margin. in her most recent i will poll he was at 43% among likely republican caucus goers, that's 27 percentage points above where ron desantis and nikki haley are. they were both polling at about 16%. so he maintains this very significant lead in iowa. he still very popular in iowa, and remained to be seen if anyone is going to be able to either close that gap a little bit or somehow manage to allow a first-place upset with atrt the january 15 caucus. >> the former president was in iowa la
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>> it shows how corrupt the democrats in new york really are and when hakeem jeffries says he wants toct democracy it is a joke. he is seeking to undermine democracy in new york and undermine the will of the voters. hakeem jeffries and kathy hochul corrupted the court of appeals by stacking it, removing the former chief judge, forcing her to step down, putting a new chief judge in, forcing another judge to recuse herself so they could appoint a new york city judge to serve on this one case and render a 4-3 decision ordering the maps to be redrawn. no question they want to eliminate me from public office and they are going to do everything they can but i point twice to democrat districts, i flipped the status "barron's roundtable" in 2020 and last year flipped the congressional seat president biden won by 10 points. they can try to gerrymander my district but i win because i'm talking about the issues that matter to the american people including yesterday getting my first bill signed by the president in the nda to create a special envoy for the abraham accord so we can normalize relatio
>> it shows how corrupt the democrats in new york really are and when hakeem jeffries says he wants toct democracy it is a joke. he is seeking to undermine democracy in new york and undermine the will of the voters. hakeem jeffries and kathy hochul corrupted the court of appeals by stacking it, removing the former chief judge, forcing her to step down, putting a new chief judge in, forcing another judge to recuse herself so they could appoint a new york city judge to serve on this one...
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. >> and now house democratic leader hakeem jeffries briefs reporters on his
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you just mentioned minority leader hakeem jeffries right here from our home state of new york, what isn to actually move things along in the interim? >> what we are going to continue to do is always look for bipartisan ways to move forward. it was because of democrats and we avoid the government shutdown twice. not once, but twice. because we left it into the hands of the gop the government would've shut down. we are going to continue to deliver results. things like capping prices for insulin at $35 a month. currently, the top ten drugs are being negotiated so that people will start to fill those resources with money coming back into their wallets. we will continue to see the gas prices going down. inflation is going down. we are going to be creating millions of jobs. if you look at the jobs report it has been successful. better than expected in most instances. so opportunities are happening and now we just have to capitalize on them. i like to steal an analogy from my sweetheart, antjuan see right seawright -- where we are repairing, roads repairing bridges, making sure people have hi
you just mentioned minority leader hakeem jeffries right here from our home state of new york, what isn to actually move things along in the interim? >> what we are going to continue to do is always look for bipartisan ways to move forward. it was because of democrats and we avoid the government shutdown twice. not once, but twice. because we left it into the hands of the gop the government would've shut down. we are going to continue to deliver results. things like capping prices for...
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thank you leader jeffries for an access. this is under -- auto manufacturing, the auto industry, and abortion access. this is under 20 minutes. >> governor, thank you for being with us. gov. whitmer: thank you. >> governor's mansion controls the legislature in michigan, what have you accomplished with the majority? gov. whitmer: i will back up for a second because this is the first time in 40 years that democrats have controlled both the house, the senate, as well as the governor's office. as a household with republican father and democratic mother, when i was born, my father worked for a guy named romney, governor of sheehan, george romney -- governor of michigan, george romney, a different publican party, but i was raised in a bipartisan household. all the years i served in the legislature, i was in the minority, until the last election when we finally had not gerrymandered districts. we have a slim majority, a one seat majority in the house and senate. in the wake of the last election, when i met with the new majority, i
thank you leader jeffries for an access. this is under -- auto manufacturing, the auto industry, and abortion access. this is under 20 minutes. >> governor, thank you for being with us. gov. whitmer: thank you. >> governor's mansion controls the legislature in michigan, what have you accomplished with the majority? gov. whitmer: i will back up for a second because this is the first time in 40 years that democrats have controlled both the house, the senate, as well as the governor's...
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we will speak with house minority leader hakeem jeffries, who says that this is all just a politicalg's food from kibble to the farmer's dog, they often say that it feels like magic. but there's no magic involved. (dog bark) it's simply fresh meat and vegetables, with all the nutrients dogs need— instead of dried pellets. just food made for the health of dogs. delivered in packs portioned for your dog. it's amazing what real food can do. >>> joining us, now house minority leader democratic congressman hakeem jeffries of new york. congressman, thanks for being with us. you spoke very strongly yesterday on the floor of the house against what you called a fraudulent impeachment inquiry into president biden. what do you make of the spectacle that you saw from republicans yesterday? >> it was very unfortunate abuse of the solemn and serious impeachment authority that we have in the house of representatives. there is no evidence that president biden committed a crime. there's no evidence that president biden committed a impeachable offense. there's no evidence that president biden engaged
we will speak with house minority leader hakeem jeffries, who says that this is all just a politicalg's food from kibble to the farmer's dog, they often say that it feels like magic. but there's no magic involved. (dog bark) it's simply fresh meat and vegetables, with all the nutrients dogs need— instead of dried pellets. just food made for the health of dogs. delivered in packs portioned for your dog. it's amazing what real food can do. >>> joining us, now house minority leader...
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jeffries. who literally worked toward reaching negotiations to deliver the votes necessary. but we know that as we begin the work on behalf of our constituents in 2024 and beyond, there's more work to do. so we'll be tackling issues around black economic prosperity and wealth creation. continuing to advocate for the passage of the john r. lewis voting rights advancement act. and making sure that every community is safe. safe from gun violence. safe from over-policing. safe from hate crimes, whether they be against the jewish community or asians or african-americans, because we understand that all communities deserve to be safe. so i'm proud of the accomplishments, the record that we can stand here and talk about putting people over politics and i look forward to working with my colleagues from the congressional black caucus as we continue to advance these legislative efforts. for the people. that we represent. with that, i yield back. mr. jackson: i would like to give a special thank you to congressman horsford, chairman of the congressional black caucus. thank you for your
jeffries. who literally worked toward reaching negotiations to deliver the votes necessary. but we know that as we begin the work on behalf of our constituents in 2024 and beyond, there's more work to do. so we'll be tackling issues around black economic prosperity and wealth creation. continuing to advocate for the passage of the john r. lewis voting rights advancement act. and making sure that every community is safe. safe from gun violence. safe from over-policing. safe from hate crimes,...
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announcer: a briefing now with house democratic leader hakeem jeffries. he predicts a bipartisan vote to expel republican george santos and said he should be held accountable in the house of representatives. this is 25 minutes. [inaudible conversations] good morning everyone. serious business at the congress needs to tackle on behalf of the american people including making sure that we provide national security funding in the best interest of the united states and our allies throughout the world and address some of our domestic challenges in the area of childcare affordability, making sure that every day americans can continue to access high-speed internet service, which has become increasingly important to engage economically in the context of education, in terms of telemedicine and work. we also had to make sure that we are working toward funding the government, avoiding a reckless extreme mozgov republicans shut down and meeting the needs of the american people. house democrats continue to be committed to putting people over politics and fighting for t
announcer: a briefing now with house democratic leader hakeem jeffries. he predicts a bipartisan vote to expel republican george santos and said he should be held accountable in the house of representatives. this is 25 minutes. [inaudible conversations] good morning everyone. serious business at the congress needs to tackle on behalf of the american people including making sure that we provide national security funding in the best interest of the united states and our allies throughout the...
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so you -- if we can get some kinds of deal with schumer or hakeem jeffries and joe biden on the border you could move a big block of republican voters to do aid on ukraine. but for many republicans, and beyond republican you hear the new york mayor right now, this is transcending parties on the border. we've had 10 million people in the last 2 1/2 years come here. a lot don't have housing. our cities are struggling with how to handle this, right? if we can get some kind of deal with, you know, president biden and schumer and hakeem jeffries at our border -- ms. houlahan: i believe that's there. i'm on the record of supporting that as well. mr. bacon: i think we can get it back to 3-1 too on the republican side. i know speaker johnson personally. known him since 2016. didn't always agree with everything that he's said or done but i know he's an honest, decent person. and he's made it clear he said i want to support ukraine but if i do it and don't push schumer at the same time on the border it's never going to happen. so i think that's the contours, at least on the republican side. if i
so you -- if we can get some kinds of deal with schumer or hakeem jeffries and joe biden on the border you could move a big block of republican voters to do aid on ukraine. but for many republicans, and beyond republican you hear the new york mayor right now, this is transcending parties on the border. we've had 10 million people in the last 2 1/2 years come here. a lot don't have housing. our cities are struggling with how to handle this, right? if we can get some kind of deal with, you know,...
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. >> hakeem jeffries calling out his colleagues yesterday for what he says is their failure to addressffries was referring to these comments made by texas republican chip roy earlier this month about his own party. >> i want my republican colleagues to give me one thing, one that i can go campaign on and say we did. one! anybody sitting in the complex, if you want to come down to the floor, come explain one meaningful, material thing the republican majority has done besides, "well, i guess it's not the democrats." >>> on the presidential campaign trail, meanwhile, nikki haley is launching her first ad of the primary, calling for, quote, moral clarity, without mentioning former president trump by name. >> it's time for a new generation of conservative leadership. we have to leave behind the chaos and drama of the past and strengthen our country, our pride, and our purpose. >> the ad doesn't mention president biden by name either. "politico" reports the 30-second spot is part of a massive $10 million ad buy in iowa and new hampshire. joining us now is national politics reporter for "the
. >> hakeem jeffries calling out his colleagues yesterday for what he says is their failure to addressffries was referring to these comments made by texas republican chip roy earlier this month about his own party. >> i want my republican colleagues to give me one thing, one that i can go campaign on and say we did. one! anybody sitting in the complex, if you want to come down to the floor, come explain one meaningful, material thing the republican majority has done besides,...
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>> kudos hakeem jeffries house minority leader. he went to a pro-israel huge rally in washington.nded and spoke. senators like john fetterman have been pro-israel bucking many in their party, right? i wrote a piece for the messenger talking about how harvard was once revered. the kind of place you send your kid there you get a bumper sticker three seconds later. now it is a toxic brand for what we're seeing. the crimson, the student newspaper there, they did a survey of college professors and asked them how do you deem yourself in terms of political leanings or ideology. 97% answered somewhat or very liberal. less than 2% conservative. you could remove all the university presidents you want. the rot here in terms of no diversity of thought is the fact that all these professor are so profoundly liberal if we had a 50/50 balance, or 60/40 it is an exchange of ideas that shouldn't should be getting. instead it's a 1--way street. >> martha: a lot of employers say we don't want this education for the people we're hiring. we want them to come from a background scholarly debated indicati
>> kudos hakeem jeffries house minority leader. he went to a pro-israel huge rally in washington.nded and spoke. senators like john fetterman have been pro-israel bucking many in their party, right? i wrote a piece for the messenger talking about how harvard was once revered. the kind of place you send your kid there you get a bumper sticker three seconds later. now it is a toxic brand for what we're seeing. the crimson, the student newspaper there, they did a survey of college professors...