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January 8, 2015

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on Increase in Americans With Health Insurance

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on a report from Gallup that the percentage of Americans without health insurance continues to…
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December 31, 2014

Boehner Backs Scalise on White Supremacist Controversy

“As political scandals go, the revelation that House Majority Whip Steve Scalise spoke to a white supremacist group in 2002 has yet to turn on the full outrage machine that other…
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December 31, 2014

Boehner Defends Rep. Steve Scalise Against White Supremacist Charges

“John Boehner is standing by his man. On Tuesday, the House speaker released a statement supporting Rep. Steve Scalise, the House majority whip who’s drawn criticism for unwittingly…
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December 31, 2014

Congressional Black Caucus Leader Wants Investigation Into Scalise Speech

“Following revelations that House Majority WhipSteve Scalise (R-LA) spoke at a white nationalist meeting hosted by former KKK grand wizardDavid Duke in 2002, Rep, …
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December 31, 2014

CBC leader: Investigate Scalise speech

“A member of the Congressional Black Caucus leadership said Monday that Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) should conduct an investigation into reports that House Majority…
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December 23, 2014

Brooklyn mourns slain cops with vigils, blue ribbons

“As the shock of the assassination of NYPD Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu continued to hang over the city like a dark cloud, residents and elected officials from all corners…
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