Yvette D. Clarke

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 3, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement: “Thank you to the great people of New York’s 9th Congressional District for entrusting me with an 11th term as our community’s...

Once again, Donald Trump has proven the safest election is the one farthest from his reach.

Always remember that your vote is yours alone — no matter what he, or the so-called “election monitors” infiltrating our communities and intimidating our neighbors have to say about it.

It's Election Day in New York and across the nation, folks! Make your voice loud, make it clear, and make it heard by casting your ballot, today!

Neighbors — please find your poll site at VOTE.NYC, and remember that polls close at 9PM.

Enrollment for the Affordable Care Act has officially opened! Visit healthcare.gov to find your best options for care, and please contact Team Clarke for any questions you may have or assistance you may need!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 30, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representatives Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-09) and Diana Harshbarger (R-TN-01) lead 32 of their colleagues in a bipartisan letter to numerous American Physician Organizations and Associations urging...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 26, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement on the detention of Roberto Lamour, a Haitian father taken from his Flatbush home and transferred more than a thousand...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 19, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswomen Yvette D. Clarke and Adelita S. Grijalva, alongside 61 Members of Congress, sent a letter urging U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) to immediately expedite pending...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 15, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) reintroduced the REAL Political Ads Act, legislation to strengthen transparency and accountability in political advertising by requiring disclosure...

Trump has weaponized the Department of Justice, and this is an abuse of power.

It is no accident that this raid comes three weeks before an election where Rep. Omar is on the ballot.

This is part of the fascist playbook to rile up his supporters in advance of the midterms.

I demand that ICE agents leave our city immediately.

Read my full statement following yesterday's despicable shooting of a New Yorker:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 9, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement: “For nearly two long and painful years, Americans have watched in helpless horror as our neighbors continue to be stolen...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 9, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement: “Like countless Americans, I am deeply troubled by reports of the alleged sexual assault on a Cornell University...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 8, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Congresswomen Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-09) and Julia Letlow (R-LA-05) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral resolution to establish October as World Menopause Awareness Month and October...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement: “Today marks 50 years of harm, hardship, and uncertainty under the Hyde Amendment. Since its adoption in 1976, the Hyde...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) issued the following statement on the passing of singer, composer, and calypso icon, Slinger “Mighty Sparrow” Francisco: “On behalf of the people of the 9th...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 28, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09) led a letter signed by nine Members of Congress to CEO of Revlon Group Holdings LLC, Michelle Peluso, following the FDA’s recent findings that the...

FLAGGING for all Brooklynites registered to attend our Hackathon with Leader Jeffries: our event has been POSTPONED due to the incoming storm set to hit our city over the weekend.

The 2026 Hackathon Challenge will now take place on Saturday, October 3rd. We hope to see you there!

The president's so-called "observers" are nothing more than goons he hired to intimidate voters at polling sites. Trump is doing whatever it takes to keep full control over our government, and he'll willing to decimate the democratic process to get it done.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 21, 2026 MEDIA CONTACT: e: [email protected] c: 202.913.0126 WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Congresswomen Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Robin Kelly (IL-02) and Yvette D. Clarke (NY-09), announced that Representatives LaMonica McIver (NJ-10), Lateefah Simon (CA-12) and...

To all of our Jewish friends and neighbors around the world who are observing Yom Kippur – G'mar chatimah tova!

May you find peace, meaning, and renewal within your fast, and may you know only blessings on this most holy day.