26 dec 2024 · hakeem jeffries holds the cards in divided congress. With republicans holding a slim majority in the house, they face a challenging path to passing legislation without bipartisan support. Born august 4, 1970 [2]) is an american politician and attorney who has served as house minority leader and leader of the house democratic caucus since 2023. He has been the u. s. Representative for new york's 8th congressional district since 2013 and was a member of the new york state assembly from.
That breezy rise took a lot of work. 5 dec 2024 · with the congressional black caucus foundation’s 53rd annual legislative conference’s theme “from vision to victory: Amplifying black voices,” hakeem jeffries stands as a central figure in the ongoing effort to elevate and empower black communities across the nation. 19 nov 2024 · hakeem jeffries nearly became house speaker. Instead, he’s steering the democratic party through an identity crisis and hoping to avoid an ugly intraparty civil war. 19 nov 2024 · jeffries made history in 2023 when he became the first black lawmaker to lead a party in congress, succeeding former house speaker nancy pelosi as the top democrat in the lower chamber. 17 nov 2022 · us lawmaker hakeem jeffries has been unanimously elected to succeed nancy pelosi as the democratic leader in the house of representatives.
