I don't want to get caught in semantics, we all agree, from Speaker Pelosi through every single member of White House Democratic Caucus, that we have a constitutional responsibility to hold an out of control executive branch accountable. Hakeem Jeffries More Quotes by Hakeem Jeffries More Quotes From Hakeem Jeffries The political process is rough and tumble by definition, and being grounded in faith in a Higher Power has proven helpful in navigating the difficult terrain. Hakeem Jeffries helpful definitions political My job in Congress is to identify projects with federal or some other public component and then to push developers to provide employment opportunities to neighborhood residents. Hakeem Jeffries employment opportunity jobs Newark might be one of few the places where the politics is tougher than even Brooklyn. 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Hakeem Jeffries us-news We began to see yesterday, in the face of the possibility of either a criminal contempt citation or proceeding with inherent contempt that they began to see things differently all of a sudden. Hakeem Jeffries politics She had always been correct -- and that's why the overwhelmingly majority of the House Democratic caucus backed her position when she first uttered it, now of course the wisdom of her perspective is now being revealed for others who may have criticized her. Hakeem Jeffries top-news At the end of the day, there are 239 members of the House Democratic caucus and the overwhelming majority of those members have made clear that we should proceed with caution with respect to impeachment. Hakeem Jeffries top-news Bob Mueller has work to do, bob Mueller has to complete Bob Mueller investigation, report to the Department of Justice and allow Congress and the American people to then process those findings before deciding how to proceed. 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Hakeem Jeffries top-news This issue is so significant that we believe outside of the context of the rules package, we want to give our colleagues -- Democrats and Republicans -- the opportunity to go on record and declare do you stand with the American people as it relates to the Affordable Care Act and protecting people with pre-existing conditions ? Hakeem Jeffries top-news
