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Hakeem Jeffries

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House minority leader who paid tribute to David Scott.

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"David Scott was a trailblazer who served a district that he represented admirably, rose up from humble beginnings to become the first African American ever to chair the House Ag Committee."
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"Taxpayer money should be used to lower costs for Americans, not to give ICE 'another US$70 billion blank cheque'."
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"good trouble"
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"We finally found something that Donald Trump loves as much as he loves himself."
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"See you in Court."
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"If Trump wants a shot at a short-term extension, he needs to pull the Pulte appointment. Pulte is a 'disgraceful individual' and a 'partisan political hack' who is deeply unqualified for the job."
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"The Supreme Court decision striking down the harmful Trump Tariffs is a big victory for the American people."
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"Los miembros de su bancada pueden optar por asistir con 'desafío silencioso' o sumarse a actividades alternativas en señal de protesta."
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"I am honored to announce that Governor Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic Response to the State of the Union Address."
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"That was a disgraceful performance. Donald Trump hit a new low."
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"by applying the law and being guided by the Constitution, the top court finally affirmed that all persons born in the United States are American citizens."
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"We have no concrete justification for why we are putting American troops in harm’s way and spending billions of dollars on a foreign war."
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"Republicans would rather make it harder to vote than easier to afford a home."
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"is not about voter identification ... it is about voter suppression."
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"Calling on Johnson to discipline the latter."
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"The deployment of ICE agents is the last thing that the American people need."
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"Thankful that the second Air Force officer whose fighter jet was shot down in Iran has been heroically rescued by US Special Operations."
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"Following the incredibly disturbing sexual assault accusations against Congressman Eric Swalwell, we call for a swift investigation into these incidents and for the Congressman to immediately end his campaign."
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