Hakeem Jeffries: “Congresswoman Velasquez and I are bringing home almost $2…”

“As I was listening to the Borough president and to the councilwoman, pledge a million dollars. And Congresswoman Velasquez and I are bringing home almost $2 million. I'm like, this is the million dollar club right now, y'. All. And we are going to continue to make sure that your taxpayer dollars are actually being spent to make your life better.” (12:37–12:42)

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