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Hakeem Jeffries declares Democrats have taken back control of the House on election night

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Now playing on All Clips Hakeem Jeffries declares Democrats have taken back control of the House on election night Hakeem Jeffries Watch on Instagram · Transcript & source

Speaking at an election night rally, Hakeem Jeffries thanks the communities that raised him: "We made it, Brooklyn." He says House Democrats have taken back control of Congress and vows to "end this national nightmare."

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Who
Hakeem Jeffries
Where
rally - election night, Brooklyn
Original footage
USA TODAY · watch the full video from this moment
Length
44 seconds, unedited within the cut
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And so let me just simply say to the communities that raised me back at home. We made it, Brooklyn. We made it. House Democrats have taken back control of the United States Congress. We're going to fight for unaffordable America. We're going to end this national nightmare. there and we're going to continue America's long necessary and majestic March toward a more perfect union.

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