Quotes by Hakeem Jeffries - Page 1

Newark might be one of few the places where the politics is tougher than even Brooklyn.
Hakeem Jeffries / U.s. Representative
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I would encourage the people out in Chicago and all of us to continue to press for, that type of prosecutorial accountability.
Hakeem Jeffries / U.s. Representative
Accountability
Chicago
People
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In Congress, I'll work hard to encourage investment in education, particularly with respect to technology and bridging the digital divide.
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Investment
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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 / U.s. Representative
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Grounded
Helpful
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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 / U.s. Representative
Jobs
Opportunity
Developers
Employment
Neighborhood
Residents
Component
Identify
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We are the in midst of a bipartisan moment as it relates to criminal justice reform and dealing with mass incarceration in America which disproportionately impacts the African-American community.
Hakeem Jeffries / U.s. Representative
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Impact
Justice
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During my time as a state legislator, I've pushed for significant investment in public school districts. In Congress, I would look forward to increasing federal public investment in education through initiatives like Race to the Top.
Hakeem Jeffries / U.s. Representative
Investment
My Time
Public School
School Districts
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Districts
Increasing
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This is not a legitimate congressional exercise. This is not a fact-finding hearing. This is theater. This is a charade. This is stage craft. This is nothing more than a political hit job on a women`s right to choose. Which, by the way, is constitutionally protected.
Hakeem Jeffries / U.s. Representative
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Another bigger problem is the fact that these incidents of police violence continue to occur because far too often the officers on the force rally around the one who committed the act of violence and, in this particular instance, may have engaged in a cover-up that itself should be prosecuted.
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Decade after decade, the police culture has been just the very opposite. And that`s been to ignore or to rally around. And that`s something that systematically we are going to need to break this blue wall of silence if we`re ever going to dramatically change and end the culture of police violence.
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Police Violence
Wall
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These acts of terrorism are being committed by American citizens in this particular instance at a Planned Parenthood site, certain with a political agenda, fueled by the extremist rhetoric that we`ve seen from some on the hill and from people all across the country as it relates to a woman`s right to choose.
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