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January 4, 2013

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Criticizes House GOP Leadership for Inaction on VAWA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke criticized the Republican leadership in Congress for its failure to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA),…
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January 2, 2013

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Urges Speaker Boehner to Call Votes on Sandy Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Representative Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement after urging Speaker Boehner on the House floor to call votes on a bill that was passed…
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December 27, 2012

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Welcomes TPS Deadline Extension for Haitian Nationals

Today, Representative Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement after the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced an extension of the re-registration…
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December 3, 2012

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Selected as New York State’s Representative on the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee

BROOKLYN, NY – Representative Yvette D. Clarke was chosen by her colleagues to become New York State’s official representative on the House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.…
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December 3, 2012

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke on United Nations Vote to Grant “Non-Member Observer” Status to the Palestinian National Authority

BROOKLYN, NY – Representative Yvette D. Clarke joined her colleagues in Congress in criticizing the United Nations General Assembly vote on a resolution to grant “non-member observer”…
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November 20, 2012

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Says “No” to Natural Gas Pipeline in Gateway National Recreation Area

WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke expressed her opposition to the “New York City Natural Gas Supply Enhancement Act,” a proposal to build a natural…
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