![Amanda Andrade-Rhoades FILE - Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., alongside other members of the Congressional Black Caucus, speaks in front of the Senate chambers about their support of voting rights legislation at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ce0d98feffe14ea49507bdd59c3b65be/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., alongside other members of the Congressional Black Caucus, speaks in front of the Senate chambers about their support of voting rights legislation at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)
![Andrew Harnik FILE - Incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., receives the gavel from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Republican McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a87eaaf84aa3420dbe267586b5cb703c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Incoming House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., receives the gavel from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., on the House floor at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, early Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. Republican McCarthy was elected House speaker on a historic post-midnight 15th ballot. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
![Seth Wenig FILE - Democratic presidential candidatel Hillary Clinton, center, talks with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, and Council Member Laurie Cumbo as she sits at the counter of Junior's restaurant in the Brooklyn borough of New York, April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8c8fbea8e0c24467aae6c9d5b1753ec1/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Democratic presidential candidatel Hillary Clinton, center, talks with Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, and Council Member Laurie Cumbo as she sits at the counter of Junior's restaurant in the Brooklyn borough of New York, April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
![Jose Luis Magana FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/be501f64f9e94544aafe8d7a1468aed0/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Feb. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
![Mark Schiefelbein FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of La., speaks as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., listens at the March for Israel on Nov. 14, 2023, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b1af7f61db754e4495792dda12eeb06b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Speaker of the House Mike Johnson of La., speaks as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., listens at the March for Israel on Nov. 14, 2023, on the National Mall in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)
![Uncredited FILE - In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., answers a question during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2020. (Senate Television via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9df18bceb40a46d881c2a242e004532e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., answers a question during the impeachment trial against President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Jan. 29, 2020. (Senate Television via AP, File)
![Evan Vucci FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., left, and Vice President Kamala Harris listen as President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Democratic lawmakers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Jan. 24, 2023, in Washington. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/896f8bd4c81a489780abbc91975dab03/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., left, and Vice President Kamala Harris listen as President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with Democratic lawmakers in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Jan. 24, 2023, in Washington. AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
![Greg Nash FILE - Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 17, 2020. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/26ed149cca2a419cb20a49e1a3f4df1e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a House Judiciary Committee markup of the Justice in Policing Act of 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 17, 2020. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP, File)
![J. Scott Applewhite FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/8dc6bcfea7264192b83172d24f5c465a/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
![Alex Brandon FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., hands the gavel to speaker-elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/19cc33d9a75c4130af774388a815bf90/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., hands the gavel to speaker-elect Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., at the Capitol in Washington, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
![Alex Brandon FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., left, walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the U.S. Capitol to a meeting with other congressional leaders, Dec. 12, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/91aa86a3f4e84a0182936c7dbcda7d90/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of N.Y., left, walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the U.S. Capitol to a meeting with other congressional leaders, Dec. 12, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)