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113th Congress

May 20, 2014

Sen. Chuck Schumer wants landmark status for Jackie Robinson’s old Brooklyn home

“Sen. Chuck Schumer and other officials Monday called on the city to grant landmark status to the Brooklyn house that Jackie Robinson once called home.” To continue…
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May 20, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Speech on Brown v. Board of Education

Washington, D.C.. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke delivered the following speech today in the House of Representatives to commemorate the Sixtieth Anniversary of  Brown v. Board…
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May 19, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on Cybersecurity Threat

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on allegations by the United States Department of Justice that five members of China’s People’s…
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May 17, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Commemorates Brown v. Board of Education

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement to commemorate the Sixtieth Anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Board…
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May 13, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Urges Student Loan Refinancing Option

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on  H.R. 4622, the Federal Student Loan Refinancing Act, a bill she has co-sponsored which requests…
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May 13, 2014

Expert to Congress: EMP ‘clear and present danger’

WASHINGTON – China, Russia and North Korea have electromagnetic-pulse, or EMP, weapons with the ability to cause mass casualties and catastrophic damage to the U.S. power grid,…
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