Jeffries Asked About Reports Four Dems Are Refusing AIPAC Money: Do You 'Agree With That Position?'

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During a press conference on Tuesday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked about reports that Rep. Deborah Ross (D-NC), Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), and Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-TX) will no longer accept donations from the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee.

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00:01Four of your members have now said that they will not be taking APAC donations for their campaigns.

00:06I'm just wondering if you agree with that position.

00:08I'm going to continue to raise money in the way that I've been raising money since my arrival in the United States Congress.

00:15I'm proud of the fact that the average contribution to my re-election campaign is $28 a person.

00:28That's the average contribution.

00:29If you want to write about anything, write about that.

00:33Because it's lower than almost any other member of Congress in the country.

00:41And that's the way that I will continue to raise money.

00:44In fact, that average contribution of $28 per person is lower than any of the nominees who are running for mayor in New York City.

00:55Any of them.

00:57Based on what was recently disclosed.

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