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August 15, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Commends Reversal of Military Hairstyle Guidelines

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the reversal of Department of Defense guidelines for the hairstyles of service members in each…
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August 11, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Urges Legal Services for Unaccompanied Children

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement about her concerns that many of the 50,000 unaccompanied children from Guatemala, Honduras, and…
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August 6, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Commemorates the Forty-Ninth Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the Forty-Ninth Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which finally allowed millions…
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August 5, 2014

Statement of the Passing of James Brady

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the passing of former White House Press Secretary James Brady, whose work in support of gun control…
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July 31, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on Lawsuit Against President Obama

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement after the House of Representatives voted 225 to 201 to file a lawsuit against President Barack…
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July 31, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Urges Colleagues to Protect Unaccompanied Children

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today urged her colleagues in the House of Representatives not to eliminate basic legal protections for vulnerable children in attempting…
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