January 29, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Farm Bill’s Cuts to Nutrition Assistance
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke voted “no” on H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, which was passed the U.S. House of Representatives…
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(Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Farm Bill’s Cuts to Nutrition Assistance)
January 29, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Brooklyn, N.Y. – On January 29, 2009, President Obama signed the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 into law to protect American workers from wage discrimination based on their sex,…
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(Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act)
January 29, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement Opposing H.R.7
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke entered the following statement into the Congressional Record to explain her opposition to H.R.7 (“the No Taxpayer Funding for…
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(Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement Opposing H.R.7)
January 28, 2014
US Congresswoman calls for end to deportation of Caribbean immigrants
CARIBBEAN American Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke has written to United States President Barack Obama urging him to stop the deportation of Caribbean immigrants.
In a joint letter…
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(US Congresswoman calls for end to deportation of Caribbean immigrants)
January 28, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke Commends President Obama’s State of the Union Address
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke commended President Obama’s State of the Union address for its proposals on income inequality and comprehensive immigration reform.…
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(Congresswoman Clarke Commends President Obama’s State of the Union Address)
January 28, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke Urges the Supreme Court to Affirm Women’s Rights
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke joined ninety-three of her colleagues in filing an amicus brief with the United States Supreme Court in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores…
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(Congresswoman Clarke Urges the Supreme Court to Affirm Women’s Rights)
