it's our honor to welcome to the stage representative hakeem jeffries. [applause] representative jeffries, welcome to axios. mr. jeffries: great to be here. mike: less than 12 hours ago i saw you on cnn. mr. jeffries: thats right. mike: less than four hours ago you were being held hostage on msnbc. mr. jeffries: that's right. i feel liberated right now. [laughter] mike: walking away from the breaking news about mueller, do you feel like that news is going to define the next two years? mr. jeffries: well, i think what's going to define the next few years is our for the people agenda. we are very clear in the few months leading up to the mid-term elections that were we given the opportunity to govern, we want to focus on three things -- lower health care costs, increase pay for everyday americans, do a real infrastructure plan, and cleaning up corruption in washington, d.c. and so that's our forward-looking, affirmative kitchen table, pocketbook issue, oriented agenda and that's where we want to keep the focus on at the same time, you know, we have a respo

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after the meeting, caucus chair hakeem jeffries told reporters that most democrats agree to the deal. the house is expected to vote on the spending package today.

that's not the hakeem jeffries' playbook. that's the james madison playbook.ears, there has been zero oversight done by house republicans. why? because they've conducted themselves like wholly owned b subsidiaries of the trump administration. those days are over. we're not going to overreach or politicize but we do have a constitutional responsibility to explore what the heck has taken place with the trump administration and prior to that the trump campaign. >> congressman, this is one of those breaking news nights i want to make sure, since this is going a little longer than your schedule, can you stay with me for a couple more minutes while i add in some voices? >> sure. >> the congressman stays with me, a member of house leadership. the breaking news is bob mueller winning tonight a key ruling that explodes formally former campaign chair paul manafort's plea deal, opens the prospect of much more prison time with him. i'm joined by phone by former federal prosecutor paul butler who worked in the anti-corruption section of the d.c. federal prosecutor's office

publicly and under oath-- answering questions on the president's business, family and money--rep hakeem jeffries/-d- new york: "the american people deserve to know whether donald trump has been functioning as the president of the united states of america or as the equivalent of an organized crime boss. michael cohen can shed some light."cohen-- who worked beside the president for more than a decade-- is expected to outline the president's role in some of the crimes cohen pleaded guilty to last yearas well as discuss the president's dealings with russia-- including the trump tower moscow project--and reimbursements trump made to cohen for hush money payments to stormy daniels in 2016.the hearing --giving cohen a chance to tell his side of the story before reporting to prison in may for a three year sentence--after pleading guilty to tax crimes, campaign finance violations and lying to congress in previous testimony.george stephanopoulos / december: "you lied for him for a long time."michael cohen/ december: "more than 10 years."george stephanopoulos / december: "why?"michael cohen/ december: "out

it's our honor to welcome to the stage representative hakeem jeffries. representative jeffries, welcome to axios.

this is where the country needs to change, and for those like hakeem jeffries who say where white supremacista avenue, this is where the language has to stop. it has become too heated and we can't get anything done because people are using language where it is not true. >> ed: jehmu, one minute, hakeem jeffries, democratic leader in the house, set on mlk day, i believe, we have a grand wizard in the white house. how is that helpful? >> grand wizard, that was the language. >> i certainly have a problem with how much white supremacist, david duke specifically, have gotten in the trump age. why is it that their platforms, these hateful people have increased their platforms in the trump age? i don't necessarily think donald trump is a grand wizard. i do think he has given voice, he has given a platform, and he has given more visibility to people who believe in that way of thinking. >> ed: in this case, he is supporting a democrat, not president trump. he is supporting a democrat. >> look, david duke tried to softly endorse me and my raceway dnc chair. it is a game. it is a stunt. we know what he

. >> she wanted that position, and she lost to hakeem jeffries, an up and comer from new york state. ba barbara lee is one of the most liberal members of the house, but she's also a conciliator, she brought together the sanders supporters with hillary clinton supporters at the democratic convention in philadelphia in 201 so i think in this role, on this hemmittee where they're trying to bridge differences she's a good choice. >> do you think she'll use the position, though, to, you know, build more progressive power in the house? >> on this committee, you mean? >> yes. >> i don't think so. nancy thpelosi, i nk, chose people who were not in it for themse try to come to some kind of an agreement that everybody, including the president, can live with. you know, democrats have been for fencing. they've put mots ofney toward border security. there is a way. the question is will the president take yes for an answer, i think. >> yeah, iwi mean, it be interesting to see and also the california delegation you've goi this inter mix of people who are quite progressive, people particularly elect

listen to new york democrat hakeem jeffries deny it all. >> there is no basis in law or in fact to declare a national emergency. there is no increase in illegal crossings at our border. there in criminal activity. lou: mr. trump is half way around the world asserting and assuring u.s. interests, and his vice president in colombia trying to achieve calm and stability in venezuela. the radicals claim no crisis. yet top general to u.s. northern colemacommand terrence oshaughny calls it significant and deadly. charlie hurt, kayleigh mcenany among our gusts, and michael cohen on capitol hill. three days of congressional hearings, the radical dimms are salivating at prospect of hearing from convicted liar. >> we're at another inflection point where american justice will be either vindicated or desecrated. money memichael cohen has some e answers to some of the questions. >> that information in a tranc a transparent fashion. lou: are still walking free. why is that? we talk with former u.s. attorney joe digenova tonight, top story, president trump and kim jong-un arrived in vietnam today, preside

after the meeting, caucus chair hakeem jeffries told reporters that most democrats agree to the deal. the house is expected to vote on the spending package today. mr. jeffries: good morning. house democrats consistently articulated the position that we needed to reopen the government so then we can have a mature conversation about border security. the government, after a 35-day reckless shutdown, was reopened, a conference committee was appointed, and democrats and republicans have now come together on a bipartisan agreement to move us forward. the american people expect that when there is divided government, democrats and republicans, the left and the right, progressives and conservatives, will come together to try and find common ground in the best interests of the american people. the agreement that has been reached by the conference committee represents 21st century border security, which will improve the safety and well-being of the situation along the border, including as it relates to those who are seeking asylum in the united states of america. the agreement that has been reac

but last week when hakeem jeffries said maybe there will be fencing. and so maybe there's something. this is going to come down to a semantical argument. each side will claim that my wall is this in your wall is this and we will be down to semantics on how each side appeals to the base.>> one thing i watched was the house speaker and the one time i think she jumped up was when president trump brought up lowering the cost of healthcare and protecting people with pre- existing conditions and vowing to take on prescription drug prices.>> the next major priority for me and for all of us should be lower the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs and to protect people with pre-existing conditions. already as a result of my administrations efforts, and 2018 drug prices experienced the single largest decline in 46 years. >> just a fact check on that number. drug prices are still rising, but more moderately. is this an issue where you do see bipartisanship? >> that is one area where they could get together. forget infrastructure. on my podcast today i had he

with this and having to walk back of a kind of language, and we talked about this before with hakeem jeffriesaying the grand wizard of the kkk lives at 1600 pennsylvania avenue. i just hope we don't become a society that doesn't give the benefit of the doubt from the start, and that is opening up your heart and letting the facts of the case -- >> harris: we are america, we help everybody all over the world. there are some of the most giving people on the planet. but we can't be blind to the facts. we've got to be patient. >> katie: b can be judging and integral people -- republicans, conservatives, people who voted for the president -- of racism and white's primacy. which the media has done for two years. this case posted on the water because it's something he thought he could get away with. >> harris: we have some breaking news now, and has to do with robert kraft -- the owner of the new england patriots. after a press conference just moments ago in south florida, and jupiter, police have confirmed -- i will look here -- he is accused of soliciting sex at a day spa. a month-long investigatio

winner in the category of least time spent reading witnesses bias goes to democrat congressman hakeem jeffries. >> were trying to figure out wh are you, where did you come from , and how the heck did you become the head of the department of justice. >> , he was named by the president. well, there was the always energetic congresswoman sheila jackson lee who wins the award for best bowling. >> you have not appeared for an oversight committee, yes or no. >> the member only has five minutes and if we just discovered she is entitled to i i will not allow the witness to stall and waste members time. >> i'm sorry, i don't know if your time is been restored or not. >> mister attorney general, we're not joking here. you're humor is not acceptable. >> i hope no one ever tells me that my humor is not acceptable. in the category of best use of in lieu of an actual question, it goes to congressman ted leo. >> there is no sentenced in the constitution that says the sitting president of united the united states cannot be indicted . correct? yes or no. i have it for you right here? i'm not trying to trick yo

. >> melissa: house democratic caucus chair, congressman hakeem jeffries, reacted this way. >> will havec to make sure that we get the answers. part of that responsibility is going to be to protect the mueller investigation. the other part of that responsibility, as a separate and coequal branch of government, is to make sure the information is aired in an objective, appropriate, and nonsensationalized fashion to the american people. >> melissa: good luck with that. all this, as the house intelligence committee chair, adam schiff, said he will give robert mueller access to all the transcript of testimony given to his committee about the russian investigation. pete, i want to start with that part about making sure it is aired in a nonpartisan -- whatever it was. everything gets leaked. it gets leaked to the dash you know, the reporter that will be most empathetic to your point of view. >> pete: to get ahead of a story that's coming. you know it would have been linked by now? if they had anything remotely close to collusion, we would know by now. but that doesn't matter, actually. before y

leader steny hoyer come majority whip james clyburn, assistant speaker luan, caucus chairman hakeem jeffriesis is a concerted effort for the first line, anti-semitism must be called out. >> and it should it should. >> harris: why did it take so long? >> there's not a a good excuse for that. i can tell you the political reason probably why they did, which is that they didn't want to criticize their own people. i think that's really disingenuous. it's really hypocritical to run around criticizing -- and i don't want to get into the business of equating and seeing who's white, but to criticize steve king the second he says something but then about one group of people -- one another hateful statement is made, hate is hate. if you're going to be hateful, you gotta be consistent across the board. i don't agree with the resignation politics that we are in, but if we are going to be that we should be equal. >> harris: a dicey week for democrats. you got a virginia situation and this.he thank you both. i will be right back i have three little kids. i can't have cancer. so we decided to travel to canc

congressman hakeem jeffries and congressman jim himes, thank you very much for starting us off tonight. really appreciate it. >> thank you. >> and another law sooud as i said was filed today against the president's emergency declaration to build a border wall, and this lawsuit has the highest powered legal team of any lawsuit yet filed against the border wall. harvard law professor lawrence tribe and a veteran of the george h.w. bush justice department stuart gerson are co-counsel in this case, and they will both join us next. and roger stone is now one word away from going to jail. if he says or writes one word about his case while waiting for trial, the judge is sending him to jail. and later, a judge ruled today that a federal prosecutor broke the law when he helped billionaire sex offender jeffrey epstein escape federal prosecution for trafficking in and raping young girls. that prosecutor is now donald trump's labor secretary. as a fitness junkie, i customize everything - bike, wheels, saddle. that's why i switched to liberty mutual. they customized my insurance, so i only pay for

f >> desjardins: the chaire house democratic caucus, new york congressman hakeem jeffries, was equally optimiic. >> the overwhelming majority of the house democratic cwill support this legislation that will bpresented on the house floor tomorrow. beyond that, we'll see what the president does but i'm hopeful that he will sign this into law. >> desjardins: house minority leader kevin mccthy was also hopeful. >> if the language comes out thu way the ure is told to me i would support this. >> desjardins: on the senate side, majority leader mitch mcconnell acowledged both parties had to give and take to get to this point. >> neither side is getting everything it wants. that's the way it goes in divided government. if the text of the bill reflects the principles agreed to on monday, it won't be a perfect deal but it will be a goodeal. >> desjardins: meanwhile, the top democrat in the senate, chuck schumer, appealed directly to the president. >> in politics, to rolling stones, "you can't always get what you want." it's time to put the months ofs shutdown polithind us. wo>> desjardins: with j

joining us is congressman hakeem jeffries.most people don't understand to get more money for the border wall. how do you interpret that? what options don't most people understand? >> it's not clear what does seem to be the case is this is more bluster and misdirection from the president of the united states of america. he apparently is concerned that despite his promise we were going to get sick of the winning, all he does is lose, lose, lose no matter what. if you take a look, anderson, at the trajectory of this whole issue around his medieval vanity inspired border wall, first he indicated that he was going to build a wall from sea to shining sea, and mexico was going to pay for it. they refused. second, over the last two years, republicans controlled the house, the senate, and the presidency, and he still couldn't get anything done. in fact, he walked away from a $25 billion border wall deal in exchange for daca. then he shuts down the government for 35 days in a reckless fashion and then says uncle at the end and engages i

after it was over, caucus chair hakeem jeffries held this briefing with reporters, speaking mostly about border security and government funding. mr. jeffries: good morning. house democrats consistently articulated the position that we needed to reopen the have ent so then we can a mature conversation about border security. the government, after a 35-day reckless shutdown, w

i will now yield to the gentleman from new york, hakeem jeffries, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. i thank the distinguished gentleman for yielding. i rise in opposition to this so-called declaration that is anchored in a phony, fraudulent and fake national emergency. there is no crisis at the border. there is no basis in law or in fact for this unconstitutional emergency declaration. illegal border crossings have not increased, they have decreased. there is no evidence of increased criminal activity on the border. there is no evidence of increased drug trafficking on the border. there is no evidence that terrorists are pouring in to the united states of america on the southern border. this is a fantasy made up by a xenophobic administration to support a medieval border wall that this article 1 congress rejected. that's why house democrats will work to defeat it. vote yes on the resolution of disapproval. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from missouri. mr. graves: thank y

i will now yield to the gentleman from new york, hakeem jeffries, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. i thank the distinguished gentleman for yielding. i rise in opposition to this so-called declaration that is anchored in a phony, fraudulent and fake national emergency. there is no crisis at the border. there is no basis in law or in fact for this unconstitutional emergency declaration. illegal border crossings have not increased, they have decreased. there is no evidence of increased criminal activity on the border. there is no evidence of increased drug trafficking on the border. there is no evidence that terrorists are pouring in to the united states of america on the southern border. this is a fantasy made up by a xenophobic administration to support a medieval border wall that this article 1 congress rejected. that's why house democrats will work to defeat it. vote yes on the resolution of disapproval. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from missouri. mr. graves: thank y

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on c-span2, democratic caucus chair hakeem jeffries and congresswoman debbie stub are now have a discussion about the legislative agendas. vote fornfirmation attorney general nominee, william barr. on c-span3, a senate armed services committee hearing on cyber operations and cyber commands. "if beale street could talk" received three oscar nominations. sunday on q&a, we discussed the movie, based on the 1974 james baldwin novel with the washington post that the local editor. >> i thought it was visually beautiful, and the thing that really sticks with you is just how loving and lovely the film is. i think his writing really does deal with love, whether it is universal love, loving oneself, love between people and society, really think that is the overarching theme. i think a lot of people probably see him because he was so passionate in fighting for the rights of african-americans, that sometimes people mistake that for anger. i don't think -- i think he was not angry, but forcible in his denunciation of racism. >> sunday night on c-span q&a. former north carolina --gressman walter jaros di