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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.
I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania for really bringing to the fore all of these extraordinary Black women in Philadelphia. It is unfortunate that our history, when it comes to gender parity, does not extol the virtues of everyone who…
I thank the gentlewoman from Texas for bringing to the floor so many of the issues that Black women have been in the lead on or have been fighting for, such as social justice and criminal justice reform, which is the hallmark of the…
I thank my colleague for her extraordinary comments this evening, really highlighting the triumphs and the challenges of both race and gender when we talk about Black women. This is Women's History Month. We want to bring a unique lens to…
I have cosponsored the Connecting Broadband Deserts of 2018, with my colleague, Congressman Bobby Rush.
As co-chair of this bipartisan Smart City Caucus, I know deploying broadband in our cities is critical.
I thank my colleague, the gentleman from Georgia, for anchoring this very important Special Order this evening. Mr. Speaker, I rise in solidarity with my colleagues in this very important discussion about fair share fees for union workers…
I thank the gentlewoman from the U.S. Virgin Islands for her leadership on this matter, serving as co- chair for the Caribbean Caucus, and being an outspoken advocate and fighter on behalf of the people of the U.S. Virgin Islands who are…
Our goal as elected Representatives of the American people is to ensure that the government creates clear, fair, and effective rules to maximize access to capital while minimizing risk and discrimination that results from bias.
I think the average small business is really at a disadvantage in this day and age, not really conscious of the intrusion of those who would want to either extort them or use them as a tool for penetrating even larger enterprises.
the little guys always get short shrift, and the rules always get short shrift.
I thank the gentlewoman from the United States Virgin Islands (Ms. Plaskett) for yielding to me. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to my Caribbean-American sisters and brothers across this country. For hundreds of years, Caribbean…
Foreign markets offer new opportunities for small businesses entrepreneurs to unleash their creative talents.
The new administration, and Donald Trump's budget, proposes cutting the SBA's budget by 5 percent.
When trade imbalances exist, consumers, often working families, are the most affected.
I have been hearing more with less for the past decade and I have yet to see it produced.
A few days ago, I received a letter from a third grade student at the Brooklyn Friends School and the Kane Street Synagogue Hebrew School named Elijah. Elijah wrote: At our synagogue, we learned that welcoming a stranger is an important…
One of my top priorities as Administrator is to ensure that entrepreneurs in rural communities have the same resources available to them as those in metropolitan areas and other communities.
the economy misses out by not having that part of the population have the same access to capital and the same opportunity to be treated fairly and equally.
small businesses are the backbone of our economy--and the Small Business Administration is essential to ensuring their success.
the participant pool for the 7(a) program is becoming less diverse and numerous programs... could benefit from stronger oversight.
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