Card image cap

Hakeem Jeffries' Public Statements on Issue: Guns

Office:

Current Issue:

Guns

Speech Type

All Debate Executive Order Floor Speech Hearing Interview Issue Position Letter News Article Op-Ed Other Pledge Press Conference Press Release Social Media Speech Statement

Date Range

Keyword Search
Reset Search
Page 1 of 2
Date Title
08/27/2023 JOINT HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON THE SHOOTING IN JACKSONVILLE
05/24/2023 LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ONE YEAR AFTER THE ROBB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SHOOTING IN UVALDE, TX
10/19/2022 Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Steve Dettelback, Director of the ATF - Chairman Thompson, Reps. Cicilline and Espaillat Lead 135 Members on Ghost Gun Letter to POTUS, ATF, DOJ
05/18/2022 Reps. Crow, Jeffries, Porter, & Stevens Introduce New Commonsense Gun Violence Prevention Measure in the Wake of 8 Mass Shootings in Just 72 Hours
03/10/2021 Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021
07/13/2020 Tweet - "A one-year-old boy was killed last night by a stray bullet. Struck down near a playground in Bedford Stuyvesant. Gun violence IS a public health crisis. We must stop it with the fierce urgency of now."
02/09/2020 Tweet - "There are more than 300 million guns in America. They threaten our children. And the law enforcement community. House Dems have acted to address America's gun violence epidemic. It's time for the Senate to #DoYourJob."
12/23/2019 Tweet - "Passed legislation to lower drug costs; Paid family medical leave for millions of Americans; Strengthened trade deal for our workers; Millions to research gun violence as a public health crisis; And that's just what we've done the last few weeks #ForThePeople."
12/22/2019 Tweet - "House Dems have passed approximately 400 bills #ForThePeople. 275 are bipartisan. We address issues like lower healthcare costs and gun violence prevention. Many remain buried in the Senate legislative graveyard. Do. Your. Job. Mitch."
09/19/2019 MSNBC "Hardball with Chris Mathews" - Transcript: "President Trump visits the border wall."
09/12/2019 CNN "The Situation Room" - Transcript: "Interview with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries"
09/08/2019 Tweet - "House Dems passed Criminal Background Check legislation in February #GunSafety. Senate Republicans failed to act. Americans are being massacred. Mitch & Co. return to DC tomorrow. Do. Your. Job."
09/01/2019 Tweet - "There are some in Congress who go to church and pray on Sunday. But they actively undermine ppl w/ preexisting conditions and stop gun safety legislation. And thereby prey on everyday Americans every other day of the week. This. Must. End."
08/18/2019 Tweet - "House Dems have passed bills to protect ppl w/ pre-existing conditions from losing healthcare protection. And stop gun purchases w/o universal criminal background checks. How many more Americans have to die before Moscow Mitch does his job?"
08/07/2019 Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader - 213 Democratic members urge McConnell to hold a vote on bipartisan gun violence prevention legislation immediately
08/05/2019 Tweet - "Prescription drug affordability. Protecting people w/ pre-existing health conditions. Addressing gun violence epidemic through universal background checks. @HouseDemocrats have acted decisively #ForThePeople. Moscow Mitch & Senate Republicans must DO THEIR JOB."
12/14/2018 Sensenbrenner Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Assist Law Enforcement
08/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
08/28/2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns
08/23/2018 Rep. Jeffries Blasts Trump Administration Effort To Use Taxpayer Dollars To Arm Teachers
03/14/2018 The Do-Nothing Republican Congress is Missing in Action
12/13/2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader - Not to Restrict Gun Violence Research in Appropriations Package
11/01/2017 Letter to Chairman Bob Goodlatte, House Committee on the Judiciary - Hold Hearings on Gun Violence
10/05/2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House - NY Delegation Sends Letter to Speaker Ryan Calling for Support of Select Committee on Gun Violence Prevention
05/23/2017 Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader - Keep Poison Pill Gun Riders Out of Funding Bills
Page 1 of 2
arrow_upward