December 23, 2013
Congresswoman Clarke Commends Agreement to Keep Interfaith Medical Center Open
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today commended Governor Cuomo’s decision to keep Interfaith Medical Center open for another thirty days to allow for an agreement…
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December 19, 2013
Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Security Breach at Target
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke issued the following statement about the breach of security of forty million debit and credit cards used at Target stores between…
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December 17, 2013
Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Debt Ceiling
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today called on her colleagues in Congress to increase the debt limit to avoid the risk of default on Social Security benefits, Medicare…
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December 16, 2013
Reform law could pose major threat to Black banks
When President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (otherwise known as Dodd-Frank) into law in the summer of 2010, no one could be satisfied. Only bill…
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December 13, 2013
Congresswoman Clarke Opposes Budget That Defunds Unemployment Insurance
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke voted “no” on the proposed federal budget under consideration in the House of Representatives today, because…
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December 12, 2013
Legislation introduced to curb cyber attacks targeting nation’s critical industries
In an effort to better secure the nation’s “most critical assets,” such as industries that manage energy and water supplies and the financial sector, lawmakers have introduced…
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