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113th Congress

December 27, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on Continued Deportations in 2013

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement about reports of the excessive application of our nation’s deportation policy which…
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December 23, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke Commends Agreement to Keep Interfaith Medical Center Open

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today commended Governor Cuomo’s decision to keep Interfaith Medical Center open for another thirty days to allow for an agreement…
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December 19, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Security Breach at Target

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke issued the following statement about the breach of security of forty million debit and credit cards used at Target stores between…
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December 17, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Debt Ceiling

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today called on her colleagues in Congress to increase the debt limit to avoid the risk of default on Social Security benefits, Medicare…
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December 16, 2013

Reform law could pose major threat to Black banks

When President Obama signed the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (otherwise known as Dodd-Frank) into law in the summer of 2010, no one could be satisfied. Only bill…
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December 13, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke Opposes Budget That Defunds Unemployment Insurance

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke voted “no” on the proposed federal budget  under consideration in the House of Representatives today, because…
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