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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says changes needed at DHS that are "transformational"

Published February 15, 2026 | Video Starts at 05:51

These people within the administration, the extremists, they don't seem to believe that Congress is a separate and co equal branch of government. We are. In fact, The power to declare war is exclusively given to Congress in Article 1 of the United States Constitution. Now the American people want Donald Trump and Republicans to actually keep their promise and focus on driving down the high cost of living and fixing our broken healthcare system. (05:51–06:01)

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