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July 2, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Discovery of Gilad Shaar, Eyal Yifrah, and Naftali Fraenkel

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on of the discovery of Gilad Shaar, Eyal Yifrah, and Naftali Fraenkel, Israeli teenagers…
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July 2, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Commemorates the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement to commemorate the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibited discrimination…
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June 30, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby,  a decision in which Supreme Court undermined the right of women to obtain…
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June 27, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on New York State of Health Enrollment

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on a report this week from the state’s health insurance marketplace, New York State…
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June 27, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on McCullen v. Coakley

Brooklyn , N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the decision by the Supreme Court in McCullen v. Coakley, which will allow protestors to harass…
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June 26, 2014

Women Leaders in Congress Condemn Year of Inaction

Washington, D.C.  – Today, on the eve of the one year anniversary of the passage of S. 744, the Senate comprehensive immigration reform bill, women leaders in Congress expressed…
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