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December 10, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke Requests an End to SNAP Cuts

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has asked the Farm Bill conference committee to prevent additional reductions in the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program(SNAP),…
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December 9, 2013

Congresswoman Yvette Clarke Speaks out on Deportation

CMC – Caribbean American Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke has called on President Barack Obama to stop the deportation of Caribbean and other immigrants who lack legal status in the…
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December 9, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke to Attend National Memorial Services of President Nelson Mandela

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke will represent the Ninth Congressional District of New York as part of a bipartisan delegation of her colleagues in Congress…
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December 6, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke’s Calls On President Obama to Stop Deportations

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke today asked President Obama to stop the deportation of Americans who lack legal status in the United States, to prevent the continued…
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December 6, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the November Jobs Report

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke applauded a report from the Department of Labor that the United States added 203,00 jobs in November, reducing the unemployment rate…
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December 5, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke’s Statement on the Passing of Nelson Mandela

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on the passing of Nelson Mandela, who died today in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was ninety-five.…
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