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In March U.S. House Democrats Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) joined Republican Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-ND) and Don Bacon (R-NE) to introduce a bill called the “Eliminating a

By Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Jul 26, 2021 JEFFRIES: They’re not interested in allowing the truth to be presented to the American people. The House Republicans have become the cover-up caucus. Uh, certainly, Liz Cheney, uh, has taken a different approach! She’s not, uhhh, putting forth, uh, the big lie. She’s gonna defend the rule of law. That’s what the Democratic Party members of the select committee are gonna do. Uh, and we’ll see what happens over the next few days in terms of P...

Man Charged With Threatening Congressman’s Family as Riot Raged Relatives of Hakeem Jeffries and George Stephanopoulos received threatening text messages as rioters stormed the Capitol, federal prosecutors said. Federal prosecutors in Manhattan charged a California man with making threats.Credit...Jefferson Siegel for The New York Times Published Jan. 26, 2021Updated Feb. 3, 2021 The same day that a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol and tried to stop Congress from certifying Pres...

On something, so its not just comments like these, its action rebuking other colleagues as well. >> lets listen to the very same hakeem jeffries not mocking the president here but stopping short of a line. this is september 2017. >> hes a racial arsonist. he uses race to advance his own ends. thats troubling. im not going to stand here and call him a racist or not, but i will speak to the facts as part of his journey. >> im not going to try to hedge anymore, hes a racist. >> i think the presiden...

Senator jeffries quote is wrong. what hes saying is racially wrong. hakeem jeffries is a nobody. if he wants to be a national democrat, the democrats have no pretense anymore, no nuance? >> thats right, democrats are definitely saying this more and more. alexandria ocacio-cortez said something similar on "60 minutes" when the democrats took the house. if you look at actions, too, this is the first time last week we saw democrats sort of rally to vote on a resolution that would basically disappro...

A member of the congressional leadership taking a tax on president trump to a new level. this event honoring dr. martin luther king jr. take a look at this caucus honoring representative jeffries of new york. >> the grand wizard of 1600 pennsylvania avenue. one of the things weve learned is that while jim crow may be dead, hes still got some nieces and nephews that are alive and well. >> jeffries not the only one going directly at the president on the race question, and another mlk vet yesterday...

$3 billion. since you can give them $1.3 billion, why not give them $2 billion and reopen the government? we have a broken immigration system. we need to strengthen it. were willing to provide increased funding for things like enhanced fencing, technology, drones, satellites, things that the experts have said will make the border safe. we also have to make the border more humane and democrats want to proceed in a fashion that does both. >> thank you so much, representative jeffries. also, as a s...

Crime. low level drug offenders, for instance. that burden has fallen on african americans. we need to make sure everyone can vote. vote of suppression has become a phenomenon, particularly in states like north carolina and alabama. and president can show leadership in that regard. instead hes been doubling down. >> congressman, thanks for coming in. representative jeffries of new york. democrat. thanks so much. still ahead unrest in the middle east, day of rage after president trumps decision...

Questioning and how you think jeff sessions is doing in terms of answering. >> i think there is a contradiction at the heart of what he is saying today. representative jackson lee was sort of badgering as she asked the question, jeffries was more effective when they asked. he struggled to explain his ugly how and why history has changed. >> harris: we have a little bit of that back and forth with jeffries, representative jeffries of new york had asked about specifically if he had talked with any...