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Hakeem Jeffries' Public Statements on Issue: Employment and Affirmative Action

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (NY) - District 8

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01/01/2020 Issue Position: Jobs
11/19/2019 Tweet - "Approximately half of the American people report that they cannot afford a sudden, unexpected $500 expense. The American dream is slipping away. That's why House Dems continue to fight hard #ForThePeople."
09/20/2019 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act
09/05/2019 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker United States House of Representatives, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman House Committee on Appropriations, and the Hon. Mike Quigley, Chairman Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government - Raskin Leads 217 Members in Supporting Federal Workers' Collective Bargaining Rights
09/04/2019 Tweet - "The federal minimum wage for tipped restaurant workers is $2.13. Many survive only on Medicaid or Food Stamps. That is unconscionable. House Dems want to increase minimum wage to $15 per hour for everyone. Restaurant workers should not be treated like second class citizens."
07/18/2019 Tweet - "House Dems will pass the #RaiseTheWageAct today #ForThePeople. Every single hardworking American should earn a living wage. Corporate profits are through the roof. Isn't it time everyday Americans receive a raise?"
07/15/2019 Tweet - "House Dems promised to INCREASE PAY for everyday Americans. So we will pass legislation this week to raise America's minimum wage to $15 per hour. They fight for the privileged few. We fight #ForThePeople."
09/28/2018 Letter to Dennis Muilenburg, Chairman, President, and CEO of the Boeing Company and Robert Martinez, President of IAMAW - SC Members of Congress Respond to Boeing Letter
09/07/2018 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader of the US Senate, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Minority Leader of the US Senate, the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the US House of Representatives - Rep. Raskin Leads 150+ House Dems in Urging Leadership to Reject President's Plan to Gut Federal Workers' Pay
09/05/2018 Washington's Culture of Corruption is Out of Control
08/10/2018 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: Interview With New York Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
07/09/2018 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Rescind Illegal Anti-Worker Executive Orders
01/01/2018 Issue Position: Jobs
12/13/2017 Joined by Retirees, Congressional Democrats Call for Passage of Proposal to Ensure 1.5 Million Retired Workers Across Country Keep Their Earned Pensions
08/21/2017 Letter to the Hon. Jeff Sessions, Attorney General and Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House, Senate Democratic Leaders Push Trump Administration for Answers on Affirmative Action
07/10/2017 Letter to President Donald J. Trump - Paid Family and Medical Leave
09/26/2016 Scott, Nadler and 68 Members of Congress Applaud NLRB's Columbia University Decision
05/25/2016 Letter to the Honorable Thomas E. Perez, Secretary of the US Department of Labor - Call for More Diversity within Tech Industry
05/19/2016 Payne, Jr., Nearly 90 Members Issue Joint Statement on Verizon Labor Negotiations
05/12/2016 Letter to the Honorable Janet Yellen, Chair, Federal Reserve Board of Governors - Calling for Diversity at the Federal Reserve Bank
05/05/2016 Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Expand Access to Retirement Savings through Executive Order
03/31/2016 Letter to the Hon. Jenny Yang, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Fight The Wage Gap
03/23/2016 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Opposing the Trans-Pacific Partnership
02/04/2016 Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States, the Hon. Dr. John King, Acting Secretary of Education - On the Lack of Teacher Diversity in America
01/01/2016 Issue Position: Jobs
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