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113th Congress

September 17, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Urges Republicans to Focus on Issues That Matter to the American People

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has asked Republicans in the House of Representatives to stop wasting our resources on the continued investigation of the attack…
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September 16, 2014

Quoted in: Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Nisha Agarwal Announce Unprecedented City Educational and Health Support for Unaccompanied Migrant Children at the NYC Federal Immigration Court

New York, N.Y. – Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner of Immigrant Affairs Nisha Agarwal announced today that the City is stationing representatives at the federal immigration…
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September 15, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on National Hispanic American Heritage Month 2014

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement in celebration of National Hispanic American Heritage Month 2014, which starts today. “I am proud…
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September 15, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the 20th Anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), a law that has…
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September 12, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Works to End Pregnancy Discrimination

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on her efforts to prevent discrimination against workers who are pregnant. With ninety-eight…
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September 12, 2014

BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Why Washington should help the Caribbean

“There is a good reason why two members of the United States (US) House of Representatives from Brooklyn are focusing attention on the economic and social needs of Caribbean…
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