WASHINGTON, June 14 [Category: Union] -- The AFL-CIO AFSCME (American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees) issued the following news release: * * * AFSCME's Saunders: We stand with our family in Minnesota and demand that justice be served * AFSCME President Lee Saunders released the following statement after the tragic assassination of Minnesota State Representative Melissa Hortman: "We at AFSCME are heartbroken and outraged that a day in which hundreds of thousands of Amer  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 (Rep.) -- House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE NEED TO DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY, UPLIFT AND CHERISH THE CONSTITUTION AND CREATE A BETTER AMERICA" * This morning, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Weekend to discuss the violent attacks against Minnesota lawmakers and the need for leaders that bring America together rather than tear us apart. EUGENE DANIELS: House Minor  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * LEADER JEFFRIES: "WE NEED TO DEFEND OUR DEMOCRACY, UPLIFT AND CHERISH THE CONSTITUTION AND CREATE A BETTER AMERICA" * This morning, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries appeared on MSNBC's The Weekend to discuss the violent attacks against Minnesota lawmakers and the need for leaders that bring America together rather than tear us apart. EUGENE DANIELS: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The National Association of Counties issued the following news release: [Category: Government/Public Administration] * * * National Association of Counties Statement on Acts of Political Violence in Minnesota * WASHINGTON - In response to the recent politically motivated shootings in Minnesota, National Association of Counties (NACo) President James Gore issued the following statement: "The horrific acts of political violence that occurred in Minnesota are a soberin  more