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| − | '''Yvette D. Clarke''' is the [[Democratic party]] representative from [[New York]]'s 9th Congressional District in the [[U.S. House]]. Clarke is a member of the [[totalitarian]]-oriented [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] and is a co-sponsor of the [[communist]] [[Green New Deal]] and [[Medicare for All]] bills. | + | '''Yvette Diane Clarke''' (born November 21, 1964) is the [[Democratic Party]] representative from [[New York]]'s 9th congressional district in the [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. Clarke is a member of the [[totalitarian]]-oriented [[Congressional Progressive Caucus]] and is a co-sponsor of the [[communist]] [[Green New Deal]] and [[Medicare for All]] bills. |
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| − | In the 2020 Democratic primaries Clarke was accused of darkening the skin of primary challenger Adem Bunkeddeko in a mailing. | + | In the 2020 Democratic primaries Clarke was accused of darkening the skin of primary challenger Adem Bunkeddeko in a mailing: |
| | {{quotebox|"As Democrats, we are supposed to be the party of equality, truth, and facts. But instead, Ms. Clarke puts out a racist mailer that clearly darkens my skin. This is despicable. She needs to apologize to me and every single one of her constituents."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/ny-dem-accused-of-darkening-opponents-skin-in-racist-campaign-mailer/</ref>}} | | {{quotebox|"As Democrats, we are supposed to be the party of equality, truth, and facts. But instead, Ms. Clarke puts out a racist mailer that clearly darkens my skin. This is despicable. She needs to apologize to me and every single one of her constituents."<ref>https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/ny-dem-accused-of-darkening-opponents-skin-in-racist-campaign-mailer/</ref>}} |
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| | ==Abolish ICE== | | ==Abolish ICE== |
| | On July 12, 2018 Rep. [[Mark Pocan]] (D-Wis.) introduced H.R. 6361, in the House to abolish [[ICE]]. Eight House Democrats signed on as cosponsors: [[Pramila Jayapal]] and [[D. Adam Smith]] of Washington; [[Adriano Espaillat]], [[José Serrano]], [[Nydia Velázquez]], and Yvette Clarke, all from New York; [[Earl Blumenauer]] of Oregon; and [[James McGovern]] of Massachusetts. Sens. [[Elizabeth Warren]] (D-Mass.), [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] (D-N.Y.), [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-Vt.), New York City Mayor [[Bill de Blasio]], and other Democrats all rallied behind the “[[Abolish ICE]]” banner. | | On July 12, 2018 Rep. [[Mark Pocan]] (D-Wis.) introduced H.R. 6361, in the House to abolish [[ICE]]. Eight House Democrats signed on as cosponsors: [[Pramila Jayapal]] and [[D. Adam Smith]] of Washington; [[Adriano Espaillat]], [[José Serrano]], [[Nydia Velázquez]], and Yvette Clarke, all from New York; [[Earl Blumenauer]] of Oregon; and [[James McGovern]] of Massachusetts. Sens. [[Elizabeth Warren]] (D-Mass.), [[Kirsten Gillibrand]] (D-N.Y.), [[Bernie Sanders]] (I-Vt.), New York City Mayor [[Bill de Blasio]], and other Democrats all rallied behind the “[[Abolish ICE]]” banner. |
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