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August 19, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke to Host a Forum on the U.S. Census

Brooklyn, N.Y. – On Monday, August 26, 2013, at 10:00 a.m., Representative Yvette D. Clarke will host a public information forum about the U.S. Census at Kings County Hospital Center.…
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August 7, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke Opposes Additional Reductions in SNAP Funding

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Representative Yvette D. Clarke denounced reports that Republicans in the House of Representatives intend to reduce food assistance for families and children…
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August 1, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke Opposes High Interest Rates on Student Loans

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Representative Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement on her opposition to H.R. 1911, the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013, which would…
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August 1, 2013

Congresswoman Clarke Commemorates the Forty-Eight Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid

Brooklyn, N.Y. – Representative Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement to commemorate the forty-eighth anniversary of the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid. “Medicare…
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July 3, 2013

Rep. Clarke Urges Fewer Restrictions on Sandy Relief

Brooklyn, New York – Representative Yvette D. Clarke on Tuesday called on the Department of Housing and Urban Development to eliminate restrictions that have prevented victims…
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June 29, 2013

Clarke Statement on Passage of Senate Immigration Reform Bill

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke issued the following statement after a supermajority of the Senate enacted a bipartisan immigration bill on Thursday. “The…
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