Yvette Clarke actually said...

"the program provides a cost-effective, responsible alternative to expensive and ineffective incarceration, saving taxpayers more than $17 million last year alone."

"There is great concern in minority communities, in particular, that once this happens, the already low minority high school graduation rate will plummet even further."

"It is not just necessarily about the ethnicity or the person's language barriers, but it has to do with a comprehensive look at all of the contributions that the diversity of our Nation makes."

"a U.S. Representative from the State of New York"