Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Richard Buery in Conversation with Congressman Hakeem Jeffries

Presented by Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Richard Buery and NYU Wagner

February
20
5:30pm - 6:30pm EST
Private
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Date:
February 20, 2019
Time:
5:30pm - 6:30pm
Location:
The Puck Building - 295 Lafayette Street, The Rudin Family Forum for Civic Dialogue, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10012

This event is only open to the NYU community and invited guests.

NYU Wagner Distinguished Visiting Urbanist Richard Buery will speak with Congressman Hakeem Jeffries about his leadership sponsoring the FIRST STEP Act and how Congress was able to pass this historic bipartisan criminal justice reform legislation. 

About the Speaker

Hakeem Jeffries represents the diverse Eighth Congressional District of New York, an area that encompasses large parts of Brooklyn and a section of Queens. Serving his third term in the United States Congress, Rep. Jeffries is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and House Budget Committee.

Rep. Jeffries is Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, having been elected to that position by his colleagues in November 2018. In that capacity, he is the fifth highest-ranking Democrat in the House of Representatives.  He is also the former Whip of the Congressional Black Caucus and previously co-chaired the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee where he helped develop the For The People agenda.

In Congress, Rep. Jeffries has emerged as a tireless advocate for social and economic justice. He has worked hard to help residents impacted by the devastation of Superstorm Sandy, reform our criminal justice system, improve the economy for everyday Americans and protect our health care from right-wing attacks. Most recently in the 115th Congress, Rep. Jeffries worked across the aisle as the lead Democratic sponsor of the FIRST STEP Act, a strong, bipartisan criminal justice reform bill. The legislation initially passed the House 360-59, and is now law. The FIRST STEP Act will transform lives by providing access to the mental health counseling, education, vocational services and substance abuse treatment needed to help incarcerated individuals get back on their feet and have a second chance.

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