April 11, 2014
Congressional Black Caucus calls on Defense Secretary Hagel to drop Army hair rules
Washington, D.C. – Women members of the Congressional Black Caucus called on the Pentagon Thursday to dump new Army hair rules they called offensive and biased against women…
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April 11, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke Works to Expand Access to College
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today become a co-sponsor of H.R. 4480, the Protecting Educational Loans for Underserved Students Act (the PLUS Act), which will…
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(Congresswoman Clarke Works to Expand Access to College)
April 10, 2014
Progressive Caucus: Time to Renew Unemployment Insurance
Washington, D.C.— Congressional Progressive Caucus Co-Chairs Reps. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ) and Keith Ellison (D-MN), along with Progressive Caucus Members Sen. Bernie Sanders…
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April 9, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke: Ryan Budget Threatens Small Businesses
Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on her concerns that the “Ryan Budget” will undermine the small businesses that are the foundation…
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April 8, 2014
Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on Ending Pay Discrimination
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke praised President Barack Obama today as he signed executive orders that will allow millions of workers better access to the information…
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(Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on Ending Pay Discrimination)
April 7, 2014
Turning to “Sou-Sou” to finance small enterprises in New York
“It is a rare U.S. lawmaker who urges budding entrepreneurs to turn to legitimate but distinctly “non-traditional” Caribbean financial systems as a source of start-up capital.…
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