Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke. Editorial credit: a katz / Shutterstock.com Listen to the interview with Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke here: Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), along with Haiti Caucus Co-Chairs Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (FL-20), led a group of 50 lawmakers urging the Biden Administration to redesignate Haiti for Temporary […]
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) released the following statement regarding the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement of the extension and redesignation of Venezuela for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months: “I welcome President Biden’s decision to provide Venezuelans residing in America with Temporary Protected Status, and I am thankful for DHS Secretary Mayorkas’ commitment […]
Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY) and Congressman Glenn Ivey (D-MD) introduced the DEEPFAKES Accountability Act of 2023 to require creators to digitally watermark deepfake content. This legislation would also make it a crime to fail to identify malicious deepfakes, including deepfakes depicting sexual content, related to criminal conduct, used to incite violence, and related to […]
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke speaks at a press conference on maternal health outside Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn on January 16, 2022 in New York City. (Shutterstock) Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Yvette D. Clarke, (NY-09) issued the following statement on the sudden and unexpected passing of her life-partner of 30-years, Mr. Charles B. Durham: “It […]
US Congresswoman Yvette Clarke speaks during memorial service for George Floyd on Cadman Plaza – New York, NY – June 4, 2020 (Shutterstock) As of June 24th, 2020 at 10am EST, Congresswoman Clarke is leading the polls with 62.3% of the vote “Last night, the people of the 9th district of New York […]
