Press Releases

September 13, 2012

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Marks the Eighteenth Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement marking the eighteenth anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act. “Millions of…

September 12, 2012

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Condemns the Attack Against U.S. Consulate in Benghazi

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the attack against the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya which killed Ambassador…

September 11, 2012

U.S. Rep Yvette D. Clarke Commemorates the 11th Anniversary of September 11th

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement to commemorate the eleventh anniversary of September 11, 2001 and to remember the nearly…

September 10, 2012

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Hosts Legal Clinic for DREAMers

BROOKLYN, NY – Today, Representative Yvette D. Clarke hosted a one-day legal clinic in conjunction with the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC) to assist eligible youth, ready…

August 9, 2012

Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Urges DOJ Intervention in Stop and Frisk

WASHINGTON, DC –U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke, along with dozens of her colleagues, sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder last week asking the Department of Justice…

August 6, 2012

Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Marks the 50th Anniversary of Jamaica’s Independence

BROOKLYN – Representative Yvette D. Clarke joined the community of nations in celebrating the Fiftieth Anniversary of Jamaica’s independence on Monday. With a delegation appointed…