Yvette Clarke: “It is our duty in Congress to ensure that the proper protections are in place to keep our constituents safe.”

As someone who has called Brooklyn home for decades, I know firsthand the challenges that communities like East Flatbush have faced because of years of disinvestment, a shortage of affordable housing, and longstanding health disparities.

The typical reason is the same as for most migrants, for work or a better life.

I rise tonight with my colleagues of the CBC to recognize Gun Violence Awareness Month and to bring attention to the impact of gun violence on Black communities around our Nation. For decades, gun violence has been an epidemic that has had…

Let me first start by thanking Jennifer McClellan of Virginia and Jim Clyburn of South Carolina for anchoring this evening's Special Order hour on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus. I rise on this day in opposition to President…