LEADER JEFFRIES STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF REV. CLINTON MILLER

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries released the following statement:

I am deeply saddened by the passing of my dear friend and beloved community leader, Reverend Clinton Miller. My heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the Miller family and the congregation of the historic Brown Memorial Baptist Church. We mourn with you during this incredibly difficult time.

Rev. Miller was an incredible Pastor whose devotion to ministry was matched only by his dedication to his parishioners and his care for the least, the lost and the left-behind. For the last 25 years, he led the Brown Memorial Baptist Church and was well-known across New York City as a principled defender of racial and economic justice who never hesitated to speak up for the disenfranchised.

I was blessed to stand alongside Rev. Miller through many righteous struggles on behalf of our community and had the high honor of receiving his support during the entirety of my public service journey. Through it all, I have relied on his wise counsel, insight and spiritual guidance, for which I am tremendously grateful. Rev. Clinton Miller will be deeply missed by all who had the privilege to know him. May he forever Rest in Power.

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