Yvette Clarke

All Americans deserve civil right protections and the freedoms provided by the Constitution.

Are you brought to the table? Are you able to participate and weigh in why your particular area needs assistance?

The Department's decision to consolidate the 16 distinct grants such as UASI has tremendous challenges.

I consider myself to be an ardent, outspoken, forceful, and unapologetic advocate for minority women and veteran-owned federal contractors.

I thank my colleague, Barbara Lee. Madam Speaker, today I'm here to pay tribute to a quintessential public servant, a person who tirelessly fought on behalf of his constituents of the 10th Congressional District of New Jersey, and for all…

His leadership was global. We are grateful for his world view.

I was unavoidably detained in my district and missed the vote on Monday, March 5, 2012. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on rollcall No. 95, H.R. 3637, the ``Roy Schallern Rood Post Office Building.''

He spoke out boldly against genocide in Darfur and Rwanda, and fought alongside the Congressional Black Caucus to help Haiti recover from the devastating earthquake that struck the nation in 2010.

Today I pay tribute and celebrate the life of our beloved colleague, Congressman Donald Payne.

He was a relentless and iconic advocate for the continent of Africa, the African diaspora, as well as the Caribbean region.

I am very keen to hear the testimony today of David Wright who represents the inspectors.

I think the idea of limiting the authorization of this troubled program looks pretty good today.

It will behoove Congress to think again about giving the program an extended authorization without further committee oversight and guidance.

These are the important workers in your CFATS program.

The American people's patience is wearing thin. A majority of the American people believe that jobs should be the number one priority of the 112th Congress. However, over a year has passed since the Republican majority took control of the…

there is no doubt in my mind, and I think the mind of most New Yorkers, that your commitment to partnership and collaboration with our local law enforcement has been extraordinary.

there have been a number of practices that have been highlighted most recently in our zealousness to apprehend whether it is the lone actor or anyone who has been radicalized that may be in the population.

I hope that me raising this with you today is an indicator to you that there needs to be some discussions.

Today we find ourselves in the unfortunate and familiar position of running out the clock on the American people. The Republican majority seems to have no problem moving Heaven and Earth to preserve tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans…

Oh boy. That doesn't sound too good. I say that, you know, in all honesty because that is almost at the core of your mission, which is to coordinate, right? So if you are not getting cooperation from other Federal agencies to meet that…

the previous administration's National Security Strategy and National Strategy for Homeland Security excluded response to natural disasters from its definition of homeland security.

What has happened today would be comical if it weren't so damaging to our nation's middle-class. Mr. Speaker, the American People need to know the facts: The fact is, Mr. Speaker is that this body passed a tax cut bill that they knew would…

Here we go again. For the third time this calendar year, we are facing the real likelihood of a government shutdown. And why? Because, Mr. Speaker, of all things, Republican opposition to a tax cut proposal. The Republican majority, which…

I fully understand where all three of you are coming from, but the issue, though, is resources, right?

From my perspective, the Department must have sufficient authority to make sure that Government and privately-owned critical infrastructure install and monitor ample protection for their cyber systems.