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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 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

Congresswoman Clarke Urges Support for Public Hospitals

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has asked the Department of Health and Human Services to approve New York State’s request for a Medicaid exemption that would allow…
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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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