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December 11, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke Supports the Extension of Unemployment Benefits

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has asked Speaker Boehner to allow a vote in the House of Representatives on the extension of unemployment benefits, which will expire…
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December 11, 2013

McCaul, Meehan, Thompson, Clarke Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Critical Infrastructure from Cyber Attacks

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX), Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-MS), Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection,…
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December 11, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Bipartisan Budget Agreement

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the budget agreement announced on Tuesday that restores most of the budget reductions…
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December 10, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke Requests an End to SNAP Cuts

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has asked the Farm Bill conference committee to prevent additional reductions in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program(SNAP),…
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December 9, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke to Attend National Memorial Services of President Nelson Mandela

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke will represent the Ninth Congressional District of New York as part of a bipartisan delegation of her colleagues in Congress…
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December 6, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke’s Calls On President Obama to Stop Deportations

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today asked President Obama to stop the deportation of Americans who lack legal status in the United States, to prevent the continued…
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