December 5, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the November Jobs Report
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement after the Department of Labor announced that the economy added 321,000 jobs in November, the fifty-eighth…
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(Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the November Jobs Report)
December 4, 2014
Queens dismayed grand jury did not indict in Garner death
“Queens reacted with swift disappointment to the decision by a Staten Island grand jury not to indict a white police officer in the chokehold death of black resident Eric Garner.”…
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(Queens dismayed grand jury did not indict in Garner death)
December 4, 2014
House members call for federal investigation of Garner case
“Members of New York City’s congressional delegation called for federal intervention in the case of Eric Garner, after a Staten Island grand jury voted not to indict…
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(House members call for federal investigation of Garner case)
December 4, 2014
Progressive Caucus Supports Striking Fast Food Workers
Washington, D.C. – Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), along with Progressive Caucus members Sen. Bernie Sanders…
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(Progressive Caucus Supports Striking Fast Food Workers)
December 4, 2014
Chair of CBC Calls Wilson Verdict a ‘Slap in Our Face,’ While Members of Congress Put Hands Up in Solidarity
“On the same day as the Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus, stood on the floor of the House yesterday and called the St. Louis grand jury decision …
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(Chair of CBC Calls Wilson Verdict a ‘Slap in Our Face,’ While Members of Congress Put Hands Up in Solidarity)
December 4, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Decision of the Grand Jury in the Killing of Eric Garner
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the decision by the grand jury investigating the killing of Eric Garner to indict Daniel Pantaleo,…
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(Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Decision of the Grand Jury in the Killing of Eric Garner)
