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Hakeem Jeffries' Public Statements on Issue: Unemployed and Low-Income

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03/10/2023 LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON FEBRUARY JOBS REPORT
02/28/2022 Letter to Hon. Tammy Baldwin, and Hon. Joe Hoeven, Chair and Ranking Member, Senate Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, and Hon. Sanford Bishop and Hon. Andy Harris, Chair and Ranking Member, House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee - ICYMI: Young, Panetta, Brown Lead Bipartisan Group Requesting Funding for The Emergency Food Assistance Program
08/05/2021 Letter to the Hon. Michael Hein, Commissioner of the NYS Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance - Nadler, Ocasio-Cortez, Schumer, and Gillibrand Lead Call for New York State to Disburse Rental Assistance Funds
12/22/2020 Tweet - "The COVID-19 relief package provides desperately needed assistance. To everyday Americans confronting homelessness, hunger & unemployment. But it's merely a down payment on what needs to happen. We begin to write the next bill today. So President Biden can sign it into law."
12/21/2020 Tweet - "Everyday Americans desperately need relief. Direct payment checks. Emergency unemployment benefits. Enhanced SNAP. Rental Assistance. Internet connectivity. Let's get this done TODAY."
09/30/2020 Letter to the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Gillibrand, Colleagues Urge USDA To Fix Problems With Federal Food Program Local Pantries Rely On
08/10/2020 Tweet - "Trump's so-called executive order cruelly cuts emergency unemployment benefits. By $800 per month. With more than 30 million Americans collecting unemployment in the midst of a pandemic. House Dems continue to fight #ForThePeople. We. Will. Prevail."
08/08/2020 Tweet - "There is only one job opening. For every five Americans currently looking for work. Why don't Republicans believe the $600 emergency unemployment insurance benefit should continue? Outrageous. There are NO jobs to go back to."
07/10/2020 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump, President of the United States - Beatty Backs Extending Unemployment Benefits During COVID-19 Pandemic
04/28/2020 Letter to the Hon. Ajit Pai, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission - Durbin, Duckworth Join Bicameral Letter Urging Federal Communications Commission To Coordinate With Other Federal Agencies To Inform Low-Income Families They Can Receive Broadband Services
04/11/2020 Tweet - "The poor, the sick and the afflicted in vulnerable communities have a on their back. State and local budgets are collapsing. That hurts the least, lost and left behind. Congress must step up and direct assistance to where it's needed most."
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."
08/30/2018 Letter to the Hon. Pat Roberts, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, the Hon. Debbie Stabenow, Ranking Member, the Hon. Michael Conaway, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, and the Hon. Collin Peterson - House Dems Oppose Restricting Access to SNAP
05/07/2018 Senator Markey, DPCC Co-Chair Jeffries, Congressman Lynch, Mayor Walsh Unveil Comprehensive Proposal to Invest $70 Billion in America's Public Housing
05/03/2018 Letter to Dr. Benjamin S. Carson, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development - Rebuke HUD Rent Hike for Low Income Households
11/15/2017 Letter to the Honorable Ajit Pai, Chairman of Federal Communications Commission - Lifeline Program
09/27/2017 Letter to the Hon. Dr. Thomas E. Prices, M.D., Secretary of the HHS - Maximum Possible Funding for LIHEAP in the Coming Winter Season
04/06/2017 Letter to the Hon. Tom Cole, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Relation Agencies, and the Hon. Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies - Bipartisan Support for Full Funding of Heating Assistance Program that Trump Budget Would Eliminate
04/04/2017 Letter to the Hon. Chairman Mario Diaz-Balart and the Hon. Ranking Member David Price, House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies - Rosen Applauds Federal Grant for Nevada H.A.N.D., Calls for Additional Funding for FY2018
01/18/2017 The Hill - Trump Must Keep CFPB Director RIchard Cordray
12/19/2016 Letter to the Hon. Donald Trump - Protect Women's Right to Choose
11/14/2016 Unfinished Business: CBC to Republican Leadership--Do Your Job
03/29/2016 Letter to Chairman Diaz-Balart and Ranking Member Price - Prioritize Family Homelessness Response and Expand Services
03/10/2016 Letter to The Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, House Minority Leader, The Hon. Tom Price, Chairman House Budget Committee, and the Hon. Chris Van Hollen, Ranking Member, House Budget Committee - Fight to Protect SNAP for Those in Need
02/01/2016 An Hour of Power
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