DPCC Co-Chair Jeffries: Democrats Want to Create 16 Million Good-Paying Jobs
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee (DPCC), appeared on MSNBC to discuss how Democrats are working to deliver A Better Deal for the American people, despite the constant chaos, crisis, and confusion created by the White House and Washington Republicans. Below are excerpts from the interview and a link to the video.
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"I think what we are seeing is that the President and his allies are the ones that are actually raising the specter of impeachment because they have nothing affirmative or positive to talk about as it relates to what they've accomplished or their vision for the American people moving forward. Democrats are focused on our better deal economic agenda – better jobs, better wages, a better future for the American people. How do we get things done such as dramatically lowering the cost of prescription drugs for all Americans? How do we strengthen the Affordable Care Act? Keep what works, make improvements to what needs to be fixed. How do we invest in infrastructure? We've got a $1 trillion infrastructure plan – that would create 16 million good-paying jobs, these are the things that Democrats are focused on.
"We have an ongoing investigation which we were able to successfully fight for. One, getting Jeff Sessions to recuse himself. Two, getting a Special Counsel appointed. Bob Mueller is a Republican, and has a track record of being highly professional, well respected by Democrats and Republicans prior to his appointment before the unprecedented attacks have been launched against him. Let Mueller do his job. Can you really trust anything that Donald Trump or anyone from the White House has to say at any given moment? It's nothing but chaos, crisis and confusion, drama and dysfunction.
"At the end of the day, if the President wants to sit down with the Special Counsel, and share his thoughts on what took place as it relates to the collusion that looks likely to have occurred in my view and/or the obstruction of justice that may have occurred, in the aftermath of the acts around the 2016 campaign, then I think that's the appropriate thing to happen. And, at the end of the day, Bob Mueller is going to release the report or communicate in some way to the Department of Justice or the American people of the Congress, his views on what took place. Then the American people are going to have to decide – who is telling the truth? Donald Trump or Robert Mueller? I know who I would believe in that particular context.
"The Department of Justice, the FBI, our law enforcement officials should not be bullied by the Bully in Chief, coming from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave and his co-conspirators on Capitol Hill who are just following orders. It's shameful what has taken place. I don't really know what this Republican Party stands for. They claim to be the party of the rule of law, they regularly attack the Department of Justice. They claim to be the party of family values, they promote someone like Roy Moore. They claim to be the party of fiscal responsibility, they pass a tax cut that is going to jam up our children and grandchildren for the benefit of subsidizing the lifestyle of the rich and shameless. What do they stand for any more? It's all confusing."