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January 8, 2013

Sheepshead Bay’s New Congresswoman Yvette Clarke Sworn In Today

By Willie Simpson Sheepshead Bites 1/7/2013 Yvette Clarke, Sheepshead Bay’s newest representative in the House of Representatives, is getting unofficially sworn in at the Federal…

January 8, 2013

US formally extends Temporary Protected Status re-registration for Haitians

US formally extends Temporary Protected Status re-registration for Haitians The New York Carib News 1/2/2013 2:40 PM WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States Citizenship and…

January 4, 2013

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Takes Oath of Office with the 113th Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Representative Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement after taking the oath of office to represent the new Ninth Congressional District…

January 4, 2013

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Urges Congress to Pass Sandy Aid in Full

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Representative Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement after the 113th Congress passed a bill which would provide $9.7 billion, a portion of…

January 4, 2013

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Criticizes House GOP Leadership for Inaction on VAWA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Yvette D. Clarke criticized the Republican leadership in Congress for its failure to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA),…

January 2, 2013

U.S. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke Urges Speaker Boehner to Call Votes on Sandy Relief

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Representative Yvette D. Clarke released the following statement after urging Speaker Boehner on the House floor to call votes on a bill that was passed…