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Hakeem Jeffries' Public Statements on Issue: Housing and Property

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12/08/2023 LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE NOVEMBER JOBS REPORT
03/24/2022 Letter to Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, New York State Senate Majority Leader, Carl Heastie, Speaker of the New York House of Representatives - Rep. Nadler Leads Letter to Governor Hochul, Speaker Heastie and Leader Stewart-Cousins in Support for Passage of Prohibition of Eviction Without Good Cause Bill
01/14/2022 Letter to Hon. Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, Hon. Andrea Stewart-Cousins, Temporary President of the Senate and Hon. Carl Heastie, Speaker of the Assembly - Congresswoman Clarke and New York Delegation Call on Governor Hochul and State Elected officials to Extend Eviction and Foreclosure Moratorium
10/24/2021 Tweet - "The Build Back Better Act will lower healthcare, child care and housing costs for everyday Americans. We will get this done #ForThePeople."
10/19/2021 Letter to Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker, and Hon. Charles Schumer, Majority Leader - Keep Affordable Housing in Build Back Better Act
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
07/28/2021 Letter to the Hon. Michael G. Hein, Commissioner of New York State Office of Temporary and Disabiltiy Assistance - Joining Republicans and Democrats to Demand NYS Distribute Emergency Rental Assistance Program Payments Immediately
06/03/2021 Letter to the Hon. Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, and the Hon. Marcia Fudge, Secretary of Housing and urban Development - Velazquez Gillibrand, and 27 Bicameral Members of Congress Call on Biden Administration to Reestablish Obama-Era Affordable Housing Program
04/20/2021 Letter to the Hon. David Price, Chairman of the House subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, and Mario Diaz-Balart, Ranking Member - Congresswoman Gwen Moore Leads Effort in Calling for A Funding Increase for Mckinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grant Programs
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."
07/14/2020 Governor Cuomo Announces New COVID Rental Assistance Program
05/26/2020 Letter to the Hon. Steven Mnuchin, Secretary of the Dept. of the Treasury, and the Hon. Jovita Carranza, Admin. of the Small Business Administration - Schumer, Velázquez, Meng, Engel, other lawmakers seek PPP eligibility for housing co-ops
05/05/2020 Letter to Speaker Pelosi, Leader McCarthy, Leader McConnell, and Leader Schumer - Meng and Ocasio-Cortez Lead NY Members in Calling for Rent and Mortgage Forgiveness in Next COVID-19 Relief Package
03/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Mark Calabria, Dir. of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the Hon. Robert Wilkie, Secretary of the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, the Hon. Ben Carson, Secretary of the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development, and the Hon. Sonny Perdue, Secretary of the Dept. of Agriculture - Rep. Axne Tells Federal Housing Leaders to Halt Foreclosures on Federally Backed Properties
03/03/2020 Tweet - "Gentrification is a problem. Displacement is a problem. Overdevelopment is a problem. We must address the #AffordableHousingCrisis with the fierce urgency of now."
02/08/2020 Tweet - "The affordable housing crisis is a growing phenomenon throughout the world. From Brooklyn to Berlin. We must aggressively confront housing displacement. And eradicate gentrification with the fierce urgency of now."
01/01/2020 Issue Position: Affordable Housing
12/05/2019 Letter to the Hon. Eric Dreiband, Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Dept. of Justice - Reps. Kathleen Rice, Nydia Velázquez, and Joaquin Castro Call on DOJ to Investigate Housing Discrimination on Long Island
11/20/2019 Letter to Gregory Russ, New York City Housing Authority Chair and Chief Executive Officer - Engel, Velázquez, Meng Lead NYC Delegation Letter to NYCHA Calling for Immediate Action to Provide Heat This Winter
11/19/2019 Letter to Gregory Russ, Chair and CEO of the New York City Housing Authority - Meng, Engel, Velázquez Lead NYC Delegation Letter to NYCHA Calling for Immediate Action to Provide Heat This Winter
11/18/2019 Tweet - "Housing Displacement is like a malignant tumor. It devours one neighborhood and proceeds to attack the next. We must eradicate this CANCER. Nothing less than the racial, cultural, socioeconomic & artistic diversity of our communities are at risk. Gentrification Now."
11/09/2019 Tweet - "The crack cocaine epidemic once ravaged large parts of Brooklyn. But a resilient community remained and turned things around. Gentrification and displacement now threaten these neighborhoods. We must confront this EXISTENTIAL THREAT with the fierce urgency of now."
01/17/2019 Letter to Donald Trump - Shutdown Housing Crisis
09/04/2018 Letter to the Hon. Ben Carson - Save Affordable Housing Financing Program
07/10/2018 Democrats: Invest $70 billion to Upgrade NYCHA and Public Housing Across America
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