Statement on the First Week in the Second Session of the 113th Congress

January 10, 2014

Statement on the First Week in the Second Session of the 113th Congress

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke issued the following statement on the first week of activity on Capitol Hill since Congress returned from the holidays for…

January 10, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the December Jobs Report

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the latest jobs report, which indicated that the United States added 74,000 jobs in December,…

January 9, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Call For Renewed Focus on National Priorities

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke issued the following statement calling on the Republican majority in the House of Representatives to focus on preventing another…

January 8, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Recognizes the Fiftieth Anniversary of the War on Poverty

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today issued the following statement to recognize the Fiftieth Anniversary of the War on Poverty, which allowed hundreds of millions…

January 8, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Warns Of Another Government Shutdown

Remember back in October, when the federal government shut down for more than two weeks – delaying aid to Sandy survivors, booting kids from Head Start programs, and causing anxiety…

January 8, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Congratulates City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement to congratulate the Honorable Melissa Mark-Viverito on her unanimous selection as the…