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US POLITICS DEMOCRATS Leader Jeffries on MSNBC's The Weekend ... June 30th 2024 PLAY YOUTUBE VIDEO Original article: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRozJwSef54 Peter Burgess COMMENTARY Peter Burgess
Leader Jeffries on MSNBC's The Weekend Rep. Jeffries 46.6K subscribers Jun 30, 2024 Transcript 0:00 all right joining us now house Democratic leader hakeim Jeff leader it's great pleasure to welcome you yes thank you for being here this morning sir good to see you thank you for getting up with us okay um leader Jeff I want to start by asking you about this there's this headline in the new Republic that reads that Hakim Jeffrey just opened the door to replacing Biden um it notes that you didn't answer directly when asked whether President Biden was the Democratic party's best messenger I know that you posted on social media Saturday that setback is nothing more than a set up for a comeback vote um would you would you like to respond to this assertion that um you're you may have opened the door like where where are you just make it plain for folks please well thanks for asking that question I think it was an unnecessarily Sensational headline but that's the moment that we exist in I've been very clear that it was an underwhelming performance on Thursday during the debate as President Biden and his 1:00 campaign have acknowledged it certainly was a setback but of course I believe a setback is nothing more than a setup for a comeback and the reality is Joe Biden has confronted and had to come back from tragedy from trials from tribulations throughout his entire life so the moment that we're in right now is a comeback moment and it's going to require all of us to lean in articulate a forward looking message as to why a democratic platform uh is best equipped to deal with the challenges facing the American people beginning with making sure that every single person in this country has Economic Opportunity and the ability to experience the American dream leader jeffre is when we talk about the chattering class in part what we're talking about our members of your caucus who've been speaking with the Press on on background about their questions about President Biden's candidacy what do you say to members of your own caucus 2:00 who expressing this concern well we're in the process of having conversations with various uh parts of the house Democratic caucus that's ongoing that will continue we are in recess next week for the Fourth of July holiday so we'll have to have those conversations over the phone and virtually and we'll continue to do that but one thing should be clear there is a big difference between our view of the world the country and the future and the extreme magga Republican view we know that President Biden is a good man and honorable man and a hardworking family man we're running against a con man who lied his way through the entire debate on Thursday lied about covid lied about the economy lied about Ro v Wade lied about January 6 lied about prescription drug pricing lied about veterans it was extraordinary so this is a dangerous 3:01 moment that we confront it's an all Hands-On deck moment we've got to lean in and articulating that clear contrast on the economy on Democracy on reproductive freedom and that's the mission that's in front of us over the next few days next few weeks uh speaker I want to shift gears oh you call him speaker Look At You Look At You forecasting where' that come from where where'd that come from leader Jeff uh I want to I want to shift gears a little bit and um uh talk a little bit about the Chevron ruling uh this past week uh where uh basically we you had Justice Elena Kagan in her descending opinion note that the court is seizing power for itself from federal agencies where now uh the court will be the Arbiter of of what works doesn't work what what the regulations should say or not say uh how are you assessing that ruling in light of congressional power because this really is in many respects sir a a PLL 4:00 to the court uh where the court is going to decide what the EPA rules should be or the Court's going to decide what some of the financial markets how they should look they're not experts how does Congress respond to Chevron well the court has once again demonstrated that it is part of a right-wing effort to jam their extreme ideology down the throats of the American people in ways that are increasingly becoming undemocratic because Michael as you've pointed out that Congress particularly the house designed as the institution closest to the people and the Senate of course elected to be representatives of the American people should have the ability to determine and set public policy outcomes that can then be interpreted or put into place by the executive branch not unelected judges with no accountability because the 5:00 Constitutional fabric gives them lifetime tenure and so I think we're going to have to make sure that as we proceed moving forward with consumer protections combating the climate crisis protecting the health and the safety and the economic well-being of the American people that we proceed with the Precision necessary to avoid extreme right-wing judges on the federal B misinterpreting our intentions and thereby undermining our ability to look out for the American people leader Jeffrey I just I'm sorry Alisia no go ahead oh I'm sorry leader Jeffy I mean just along these lines of the Supreme Court are you concerned about what they could potentially do on Monday um that they have held this immunity decision from Donald about um not just president Trump but the presidency r large until the end of the term um because it seems to me that they've either decided that the president can be a king or Queen and 6:00 they just wanted to wait and tell us until the last moment or they've decided that the president is not a king nor a queen and they don't want Donald Trump to know until the last possible moment yeah it's very concerning and I understand why there's a high degree of anxiety because this should be Crystal Clear America is not a monarchy we're not an autocracy we don't have Kings or rulers or dictators we are democracy in a democracy one principle should be clear no one is above the law that includes presidents and former presidents it certainly includes Donald Trump and so I'm hopeful that at least five justices on the Supreme Court will make the right decision so we can proceed in a manner consistent with the framers of the Constitution who broke free from a monarchy to create something different a nation anchored 7:00 in the rule of law leader Jeff to to get to the stakes of this upcoming election there is a new ad um from the Biden Harris campaign it was released this Friday and it really tries to draw this contrast take a look suckers and losers on January 6 we respected all over the world they're taking black jobs I put three great Supreme Court Justices on on the court and they happen to vote in favor of killing Ro V way it's been a great [Music] thing my retribution is going to be a success so much to choose from there leader jeffes but why don't we start with the concept of a black job what does that mean to you I have no idea but we know that Donald Trump is the quintessential racial AR this he can't 8:00 help himself and so sometimes he tells on himself and that occurred on Thursday what I do know as well is that under the leadership of President Joe Biden we've seen record job creation for the American people including for African-American women and men across the board we've seen record investment in historically black colleges and universities and Hispanic serving institutions and we've seen record creation of small business and entrepreneurial opportunities so President Joe Biden and Democrats have an expansive view of an economy that works for everyone and that includes the opportunity of course to be part of the middle class and to go beyond the middle class leader how do you make that case uh to the American people in light of uh the noise now about the president being pulled off the ticket um the movement uh 9:00 that Trump is claiming that he has among uh constituencies that have been traditionally aligned with with Democrats African-American uh and Hispanic uh men for example uh how do you make that case and and why do you think it hasn't landed that well with a lot of Voters out there well I think that we have to continue to talk uh with Simplicity and consistently to the American people to the African-American community of course to Rural America to the heartland of America to Latinos and asian-americans and the wonderful gorgeous Mosaic that represents the United States of America let's take a step back for a minute President Joe Biden walked into office on day one and had to deal with three different catastrophes he had a public health catastrophe because of the covid-19 pandemic and the horrible management of the former president he had an economic catastrophe connected to 10:01 covid-19 and the shutdown of the economy and he had a democracy catastrophe at the same time because of the January 6 Insurrection incited by Donald Trump and he's been managing it incredibly well we have to emerge from that real progress has been made but also acknowledge that there's still a lot of work that needs to be done particularly to lower the cost of living in the United States of America all right so leader I'd like you to stick around because we do want to talk talk to you about the road for Democrats to win the house this November you're watching the weekend House Republicans are laying the groundwork for a funding fight this coming fall The Washington Post points out the GOP is attempting to push through Partyline legislation that abandons the deal struck with President Biden last year on spending caps and tucked away in the fine print controversial policy Provisions house Democratic leader hakee Jeff back with 11:00 us so leader there there's a lot clearly going on in the House Republicans recognizing the some of the writing on the wall about what the house may look like next year certainly even in your own ranks uh you had an upset this past week with uh Jamal Bowman Bowman uh leaving losing his race uh to County Executive George ladimer um but the headlines for Politico I thought was very interesting uh noting um you know the party leader endorsed his in battle colleague but has also taken on Bowman's liberal allies and other New York Democratic skirmishes saying you're not that worried you're not that upset about Bowman's loss how how do you assess um this situation with Bowman I mean yes you you you still have a Democrat who can who will likely win that seat uh but what does that say to you about the changes that are occurring within your own ranks um as you look to the Future uh possibly of running the house 12:00 house I think at the end of any election cycle we assess what happened in different primaries certainly in a general election and try to figure out what lessons can be learned from that but it makes sense to do that at the end of the election cycle and not take a different race here in there as a snapshot what I will say is that Congressman Jamal Bowman was a tremendous advocate for racial social and economic Justice a champion of public education a champion of public housing had a real impact on shaping the chips and science act particularly as it related to making sure that science technology engineering and mathematics education could be brought to traditionally underresourced communities and so that advocacy will be missed uh we respected the decision that was made by the voters of the Bronx and Westchester in 2020 when Jamal Bowman won we certainly will continue to respect the decision made by voters across the country and in this particular inance by the people of the Bronx and 13:01 Westchester in 2024 with the election of George vladimer so um leader jeffre then along those lines I am looking at the map for 2024 and I have long since said that the house the map is favored across the board for the House of Representatives for Democrats uh We've you look at even with what happened in New York with the with the redistricting the map SE drawn I'm looking at the new districts that have been created in Alabama and in Louisiana I am looking at the strength of the Frontline members that have ID been identified by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee it looks like this is an election where house Democrats especially and even some members who are up for re-election in the Senate on the house side are running five 10 points ahead of where the president is in their states and their respective districts do you feel good about how Democrats prospects this 14:00 November and uh going from leader Jeff to speaker Jeff well in terms of our prospects uh our Frontline members are incredibly strong they've delivered for their districts they're connected to the communities that they represent our red to blue candidates are incredibly strong and they're out uh in their communities running hard articulating a forward-looking vision and Simone we have a strong map a map that allows us to go on offense with opportunities all across the country in New York in California in the Heartland in the Battleground States and thanks to a surprisingly enlightened Supreme Court decision on the Voting Rights Act real opportunities in Alabama and in Louisiana but at the end of the day we've got to focus on the contrast division we've tried to govern over the last 18 months in in a reasonable 15:00 responsible and results oriented fashion and contrast that with the chaos the dysfunction and the extremism that has consistently come from the other side of the aisle we have a vision of lowering housing costs ending price gouging and growing the middle class we can contrast that with the extreme magga Republicans who simply want another big tax cut for the wealthy the well-off the well-connected and their big donors we believe that we can make the case that house Democrats in partnership with President Biden vice president Harris Senate Democrats are best position to deliver for the well-being economically of the American people while protecting reproductive freedom and defending our democracy well let's talk L Jeff about how that extremism shows up um in this GOP spending bill so here's part of their wish list labor Education Health and Human Services Cuts $600 million to erect a wall along the southern border we know how well that went last time 16:00 prohibit funding for military service members to travel for Reproductive healthare end quote drag queen activities these are not serious people theer jeffre well these are very unserious people and of course it's a house Republican conference that in many ways is being run by individuals like Marjorie Taylor green she continues to drive the agenda that's one of the only ways that you can reasonably explain the extreme nature of the spending bills that are highly partisan and that House Republicans are putting on the floor of the people's house because as was mentioned earlier we reached an agreement in May of last year connected to the bipartisan fiscal responsibility act yet House Republicans have walked away from that agreement at the moment they want to March us toward a government shutdown they want to cut $75 billion out of on defense discretionary 17:00 spending that will hurt Working Families hurt the middle class hurt our seniors certainly hurt children and Veterans particularly when it comes to nutritional assistance educational opportunities and Health Care their budget framework is a disaster and we're going to point that out over the next few weeks next few months and make sure that clear contrast is drawn for the American people we will continue to put people over Politics as house Democrats Democratic leader hakee Jeff thank you so much for being with us

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