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113th Congress

February 18, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Asks for a Delay in Food Assistance Cuts

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has asked the Secretary of Agriculture to delay reductions in nutrition assistance that will deny food to millions of families and…
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February 14, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Commends Agreement to Protect Brooklyn’s Hospitals

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reached an agreement in principle…
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February 13, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Commends Enrollment in Health Insurance Marketplaces

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the figures released on Wednesday indicating that 3.3 million Americans have enrolled in plans…
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February 13, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Asks FAA to Protect Musical Instruments

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has with several of her colleagues asked Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx to implement regulations that will protect musical…
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February 11, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on Voting to Prevent Default

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on her vote to prevent a default on the debt of the United States, to protect the nation from the disastrous…
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February 11, 2014

Congresswoman Clarke Earns High Score from League of Conservation Voters

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the 2013 National Environmental Scorecard released by the League of Conservation Voters, in…
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