The compromise reached last night “will not be a final agreement” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said, until Congress has been able to review the legislation. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said Sunday that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told him there is “not one thing in the bill for Democrats.”
House Dems strategize how to achieve a Speaker Hakeem Jeffries
March 3, 2023 by
At their annual retreat, Democrats were endlessly optimistic on the new generation of leaders, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (center). | Francis Chung/POLITICO BALTIMORE — House Democrats embraced three favorite words during their annual retreat: Speaker Hakeem Jeffries. As the new Congress enters its third month, Democrats are full of bluster about their chances of
Election Denier Hakeem Jeffries Dismisses Biden Family Business Scandal
February 9, 2023 by
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images House minority leader and election denier Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) dismissed one of the greatest scandals in United States’ history — the Biden family business dealings and the censorship conspiracy surrounding reporting of it — in a statement the congressman made Thursday. Speaking at a press conference about the Republican’s efforts to
How a secret meeting put Hakeem Jeffries on track to replace Pelosi
November 4, 2022 by
The 52-year-old Jeffries was concerned enough that he offered to fly to South Carolina to seek the counsel of the 82-year-old Clyburn. The younger lawmaker wanted to gently make sure his elder in the Congressional Black Caucus knew of Schiff’s quiet campaign — and to even more gently warn Clyburn about the risk of splitting