Yvette Clarke

When some in the administration said that yes, they achieved the 23 percent, we discovered through investigations that those contracts were miscoded.

We know that small businesses are the job creators.

We are also at looking at some of the standards from the hub zone as it relates to the address of the business.

So the question is, is this a 21st century model?

It is important that we, as legislators, adjust our expectations to better reflect the diverse assortment of entrepreneurs.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. My very straightforward amendment is simply an amendment of the socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses participation.

I have serious reservations about the use of contractors in the inspector cadre, where this work is generally recognized as an inherently Governmental responsibility.

I think that is the distinction that we are talking about with these contractors that we really need to make sure we hold fast to.

We must find a way to meet the needs of addressing these risks posed by access to chemical facilities through a common-sense approach.

I hear a major emphasis in all of this discussion around multi-year, which this bill does not contain.

I want to applaud you on your commitment to comprehensive immigration reform and add my voice to encourage you to prioritize those who we are looking at in terms of their immigrant status when we are looking at removals.

the ebbs and flows; it happens in many levels and many different fashions.

I think that this subject matter is something that requires far more attention.

if you don't use it and maintain it, you lose it, and I think that that is something that we have to be very conscious of as we address these threats that are very present and ever present in our civil society.

Part of his motivation for his legislation spoke about the petrocorridor and how a bioterrorism attack would impact the immediate population.

I thank the gentleman from Brooklyn, New York (Mr. Jeffries), my good friend and colleague, for yielding, and the gentleman from Nevada, the Honorable Mr. Horsford, for anchoring the Special Orders of the Congressional Black Caucus. I join…

I stand here before you to acknowledge, and in remembrance of, the fourth anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti in January 2010. I come in honor and in awe of the unmitigated strength, hope, and faith of the Haitian people…

With traditional capital access avenues still relatively constrained an increasing number of entrepreneurs are turning to crowdfunding to launch their enterprises.

I thank you, Mr. Chairman, and it is my honor and privilege to introduce to everyone here today professor Bullard.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I thank the gentleman from Las Vegas (Mr. Horsford) for his leadership and guidance during this CBC Special Order. Today I rise to support the extension of emergency unemployment benefits. Since 2008, both parties have come together to…

As a proud member of the Brooklyn Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, it is my deepest honor to extend warm wishes to my sorority on our 101st Founders Day. Established on January 13, 1913, by 22 young women at…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, five decades after President Johnson declared a war on poverty, economic inequality is pervasive in our society; and our work to reduce substantial disparities in income and wealth must…

On rollcall No. 1, I was in the Chamber trying to vote at the voting box when the Speaker gaveled down the vote. I was present. I would have voted ``present.''

I thank the ranking member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and the gentlelady from California for yielding time for me to speak in support of H.R. 3509, the Assessing Progress in Haiti Act. As a representative of the second largest…