Category: Hakeem Jeffries

House Democrats Vow Unified Support for Debt Limit Deal Ahead of Vote

As House Republicans remain divided on the debt limit deal struck by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and President Joe Biden, their Democrat colleagues have opted for a united front in support of the measure. “House Democrats are going to make sure that the country does not default, period, full stop,” House Minority Leader Hakeem…


LIVE 11 AM ET: House Democrats Speak Before Debt Ceiling Vote

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democrats hold a press conference at 11:00 a.m. ET on May 31, ahead of the vote on the debt ceiling this evening. …


LIVE NOW: House Democrats Speak Before Debt Ceiling Vote

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democrats hold a press conference at 11:00 a.m. ET on May 31, ahead of the vote on the debt ceiling this evening. …


House Democrats Speak Before Debt Ceiling Vote

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Democrats hold a press conference at 11:00 a.m. ET on May 31, ahead of the vote on the debt ceiling this evening. …


Democrat Pressure Mounts on Biden as He Negotiates ‘In Good Faith’ With McCarthy

President Joe Biden has come under pressure as Democrats in Congress are dissatisfied with how the debt ceiling talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) have progressed and may vote against a deal that they believe compromises too much. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) issued a warning on May 25 to Biden and McCarthy…


LIVE 10 AM ET: House Democratic Leader Jeffries Holds Weekly Press Conference

U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries holds a weekly press conference at 10:00 a.m. ET on May 18, one day after Congressional Republicans restated their debt limit policy.  …


House Democrat Leader Jeffries Holds Weekly Press Conference (May 11)

House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) holds a weekly press conference at 10:15 a.m. ET on May 11. …


LIVE 10:15 AM ET: House Democrat Leader Jeffries Holds Weekly Press Conference (May 11)

House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) holds a weekly press conference at 10:15 a.m. ET on May 11. …


LIVE NOW: House Democrat Leader Jeffries Holds Weekly Press Conference (May 11)

House Democrat Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) holds a weekly press conference at 10:15 a.m. ET on May 11. …


Debt Limit Meeting With Biden Yielded ‘No New Movement’: McCarthy

Heading into his May 9 debt ceiling talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and other congressional leaders, President Joe Biden joked, “We’re going to solve all the world’s problems.” But when the meeting was over, the world still had problems, and according to McCarthy, the national debt was very much still one of them….