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February 10, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on Mayor de Blasio’s State of the City Address

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on Mayor Bill de Blasio’s State of the City address, in which he proposed a series of initiatives…
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February 10, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Urges a Vote to Expand Early Childhood Education

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the announcement by New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos that he would refuse to…
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February 6, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Calls for the Reinstatement of Unemployment Benefits

Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement after Senate Republicans refused to reinstate unemployment insurance for the 1.7 million Americans…
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February 5, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Urges Colleagues to Prevent Economic Disaster

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today urged her colleagues to reach an agreement as soon as possible to prevent the serious harm to the United States and its economy…
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February 5, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Commends Progress on Cybersecurity Protections

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke commended her colleagues on the Homeland Security Committee who unanimously passed a bill to improve cybersecurity by supporting…
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February 4, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Calls for Representation of Brooklyn Voters

Brooklyn, N.Y. – With her colleagues in the Coalition of Black Brooklyn Legislators, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has asked Governor Cuomo to schedule special elections for the…
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