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Yvette Clarke

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Yvette Diane Clarke is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New York's 9th congressional district since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party, she has focused on issues such as healthcare, education, and civil rights throughout her tenure. Clarke has been an advocate for affordable housing and has worked on initiatives to improve the quality of life for her constituents in Brooklyn. She is known for her commitment to social justice and community development.

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Feb 8, 2021

It is time for Congress to rise up, meet its obligations, and meet the magnitude of this moment.

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Feb 3, 2021

Until we put to rest the lies about the election, the conspiracy theories like QAnon, and the racist ideologies that drive so many toward hate we will not be safe.

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Feb 3, 2021

We cannot parse words. This was an act of domestic terrorism, an attack on our citadel of democracy.

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Feb 3, 2021

During the public health and economic crisis, we must ensure that consumers are not taken advantage of by malicious actors--not only taken advantage of, but severely harmed.

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Jan 13, 2021

Today, I rise to support H. Res. 24, the Article of Impeachment against Donald Trump for high crimes and misdemeanors for a second time. Let us be very clear, what took place on January 6, 2021, was an act of domestic terrorism by…

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Sep 29, 2020

Mr. Perez, you have to be better than this.

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Sep 29, 2020

Public health experts have been warning for months that an eventual vaccine, while critical, will not be a silver bullet that instantly kills off this pandemic.

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Sep 29, 2020

I believe that this requires that we have a secured environment in which to have this conversation.

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Aug 11, 2020

We need a champion. And between her and Joe Biden, we couldn't have asked for a greater champion.

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Aug 11, 2020

Kamala Harris not only talks the talk, she walks the walk. And I think that, you know, the American people will feel her, will see her, will identify with the fight that she's putting up to redeem the soul of America.

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Aug 11, 2020

Joe Biden could not have picked a stronger, more diligent woman to stand by his side to bring this victory home in 2020.

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Jul 27, 2020

Our Nation's drinking water standards are in need of serious reform.

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Jul 27, 2020

The impact of lack of access to clean water is significant from disrupting people's daily lives to forcing untenable choices between paying for water or rent, to causing a wide range of health problems.

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Jul 22, 2020

Today I rise to honor a great man, Representative John Lewis. This past Friday, July 17, our country lost one of its greatest heroes, a true patriot, who literally put his life on the line in the pursuit of justice and fairness in our…

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Jul 21, 2020

this has been an abysmal failure, for anyone to try to justify the lack of urgency and the lack of continued preparation for this pandemic across this Nation

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Jul 13, 2020

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic I signed a letter calling on the White House to invoke the Defense Production Act to meet the shortfall of PPE and other official supplies.

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Jul 13, 2020

These important findings will make a difference in life and death across this Nation.

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Jul 12, 2020

When you are in the business of detaining immigrants and implementing the policies of this administration, you don't get to just answer to your stakeholders.

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Jul 12, 2020

Given the lack of testing in ICE facilities, we all know that true number is much, much higher.

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Jul 12, 2020

This administration, and I also believe your companies, have failed to put safety first.

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Jul 12, 2020

We also know that much more could be done to protect immigrants in custody from COVID-19.

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Jul 12, 2020

We know that more than 3,000 immigrants in ICE custody have tested positive for the coronavirus.

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Jun 25, 2020

I thank our conference chair. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act in honor of the lives I took an oath to serve as long as I draw breath. Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Dominique ``Rem'mie''…

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Jun 16, 2020

We must work together to find a solution to these disparities.

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Jun 8, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, has shown us perhaps more clearly than ever that issues of environmental justice do not simply exist alone amongst themselves in a vacuum.

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