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DPCC Co-Chair Jeffries: Democrats Are Focusing on A Better Deal for All Americans

October 31, 2017

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"The Trump Administration Wants to Distract the American People From Their Failures"

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee (DPCC), appeared on CNN to discuss the constant chaos, crisis and confusion of the Trump Administration. Jeffries highlights how Democrats are working to build A Better Deal for all Americans despite the ongoing distractions from the White House. Below are excerpts from the interview and a link to the video.

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"It's sad that John Kelly continues to be enlisted by Donald Trump to do his dirty work. His conduct really is unbecoming of an officer and a gentlemen. His comments related to Robert E. Lee and the Civil War were outrageous, offensive, racially insensitive and historically ignorant and clearly intentional. The Administration wants to distract the American people from their failures. They have failed on health care. They have failed on jobs. They have failed on transportation and infrastructure. They have failed on trade. They have failed on immigration."

"They are under criminal investigation in terms of the Trump campaign's possible involvement in colluding with Russian spies to attack our democracy. The chairman of the Trump Campaign has been indicted on a variety of charges, money laundering, conspiracy against the United States of America and one of the advisers to the Trump Campaign pled guilty to lying about possible collusion with Russian spies. [General Kelly's comments] are all one big distraction. Clearly directed by Donald Trump who wants to hide the failures of his Administration from the American people."

"Why are we continuing to litigate the Civil War when there are a host of pressing issues related to the well-being of the American people? We as Democrats will continue to focus on that and creating better jobs and wages and a future for the American people and leave the circus alone. That is the chaos, crisis and confusion of the Trump Administration."

"[General Kelly] owes Congresswoman Wilson and the American people an apology for politicizing the issue and attacking her personally. By calling her an empty barrel. That was an act of character assassination and it was an unfortunate thing to see that come from a four-star general who was supposed to be the adult in the room in the White House…It's sad, Wolf, that the White House Chief of Staff continues to engage in this behavior. Fortunately I think those of us here in the Capital are going to endeavor to work on issues that the American people care about: to try to bring about a middle class tax cut to cut taxes from small businesses and not be distracted by the charade that is constant."