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March 20, 2020

Rep. Clarke Staffer Tests Positive for COVID-19; Office Practicing Self-Quarantine and Following CDC Guidance

Brooklyn, NY – A staffer in Rep. Yvette D. Clarke’s Brooklyn office tested positive for COVID-19. After attending a personal event last week, where later it was learned one…

March 19, 2020

Clarke Letter to Speaker Pelosi: Stimulus Package Must Protect American Workers’ Jobs

Brooklyn, NY – As the nation combats COVID-19, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) wrote a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi urging the Speaker to consider the needs of hard-working…

March 17, 2020

Temporary Office Closures Out of Precaution of Coronavirus/COVID-19

Out of an abundance of caution, the Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. offices of Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke are shut down temporarily, with staff working remotely, to help stop the…

March 12, 2020

Clarke Leads NY Delegation Letter to Census Bureau: “Extend Census Collection Deadline Due to Coronavirus Disruption”

Brooklyn, NY – Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) led Members of the New York delegation, including Anthony Brindisi (NY-22), Antonio Delgado (NY-19), Eliot…

March 11, 2020

10 Coronavirus Must-Know Questions (and Answers) from Rep. Clarke’s Telephone Town Hall

This week Rep. Clarke hosted a telephone town hall about the Coronavirus. She was joined by health care professionals who shared the latest on Coronavirus/COVID-19 along with tips…

February 28, 2020

Clarke Statement on Vote Against the Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act and its Included Menthol Ban

Washington, DC- Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement in response to today’s vote on The Reversing the Youth Tobacco Epidemic Act (H.R. 2339): “As…