Given the expected closeness of the vote, it’s imperative that we are present with maximum attendance,” Jeffries wrote.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) alongside other Democrats gave remarks Tuesday afternoon as their Republican colleagues press forward with a budget resolution that seeks to push through President Trump’s legislative agenda.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will hold his weekly press conference Thursday morning, as the House GOP’s plans to avert a government shutdown next month seem to be planted on rocky soil.

House Democrats are united against the Republicans’ budget plan. But heading into this week’s vote on the resolution, Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) wants to ensure all of his troops are in the chamber to register that opposition when the package hits the floor.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday said President Donald Trump has failed to fulfill one of the main campaign promises he ran on. In an interview with ABC’s “This Week,” Jeffries said Trump and the Republican Party have failed to bring down the cost of living — an issue that ranked as one of the main concerns on voters’ minds as they headed to the ballot box in November.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) would not say on Sunday whether he is the Democrats’ national leader, as the party struggles to mount defenses to a GOP trifecta in