First elected to Congress in 2006, I have worked tirelessly to improve the lives and opportunities of constituents in Brooklyn’s Ninth Congressional District, which includes Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush, Flatbush, Midwood, parts of Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Sheepshead Bay Gerritsen Beach, Madison, Ocean Hill, and Flatlands, Prospect-Lefferts Gardens and Windsor Terrace. Alongside my colleagues, I worked to ensure the Affordable Health Care for America Act, the signature achievement of President Barack Obama’s historic presidency not only passed but provided coverage for 96% of Americans. I worked steadfastly to narrow income inequality, support small businesses, and help Brooklyn homeowners. I introduced bills, such as, the Adjusting for Income Disparity Act to create a new tax break for low-income families, and introduced the Save Our Neighborhoods Act, granting homeowners facing foreclosure new legal rights so they could keep their homes.

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  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
September 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM

Let’s reach our goal by midnight

We need you in the fight before the clock runs out. Hi friend, Midnight is our end-of-quarter deadline. If we reach our goal tonight, my campaign will be able to show that we have the grassroots support necessary to continue holding Trump and MAGA accountable.  Here’s the challenge…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
September 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM

Standing up to censorship

The Trump administration tried to silence critics. I’m not having it. Hi friend, Let’s be clear: censorship is the tool of authoritarians. Over the past few weeks, Trump and his extremist allies have tried to silence journalists, punish comedians, and muzzle critics who dared to h…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
September 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM

Countdown to CBC: A Letter from the Chair

#ALC54 Starts today! Hi friend, Today is not just another conference for me. It's a powerful reminder that we're still here, and we're not going anywhere. As I write this, I'm thinking about the moment we're living through. Trump and his extremist allies are working overtime to era…
  Team Clarke · [email protected]
September 22, 2025 at 11:48 PM

Your guide to ALC54

How to follow along with Yvette and the CBC during the Annual Legislative Conference. Hi friend, On Wednesday, Yvette will lead the Congressional Black Caucus into its 54th Annual Legislative Conference. This week, the ALC becomes the epicenter of Black political power. That’s why …
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
September 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM

Countdown to CBC Series: What We’re Fighting Now

The CBC is confronting the biggest threats to our rights and freedoms. Hi friend, Soon, the Congressional Black Caucus will convene our 54th Annual Legislative Conference, the leading public policy gathering dedicated to the issues impacting Black communities in America.  In the le…
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
September 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's September 19th, 2025 Newsletter

About Yvette Contact Media Center Issues Services Dear Neighbor, Thank you for tuning into another edition of my newsletter to hear more about my work in Congress and my efforts in Brooklyn! The care you hold for our community never fails to inspire me, and I am so very prou…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
September 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM

Countdown to the CBC: Congressional Black Caucus 101

A closer look at the CBC ahead of ALC54 Hi friend, Yesterday, we launched our Countdown to CBC series with Constitution Day, focusing on the urgent threats facing our democracy.  To meet the challenges ahead, we must understand the foundation of our strength. So let's go back to t…
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
September 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's September 5th, 2025 Newsletter

About Yvette Contact Media Center Issues Services Dear Neighbor, Thank you for tuning into another edition of my newsletter to hear more about my work in Congress and my efforts in Brooklyn! The care you hold for our community never fails to inspire me, and I am so very prou…
  Team Clarke · [email protected]
August 31, 2025 at 8:04 PM

This is the moment

Help us close this gap before midnight. Team, this is the final message we’ll send before our end-of-month deadline — and we’re only a few hundred dollars away. If you’re fed up with Republicans gutting the social safety net to line their own pockets… If you’re sick of the Trump Ad…
  Chris Trull · [email protected]
August 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM

Why this goal matters so much

We literally cannot afford to wait Team, I’m reaching out personally because we cannot afford to wait to get in this fight. I’ll be direct – we’re so close to reaching our $5,000 end-of-month goal, but donations are slowing down. Will you make a split donation between Yvette and th…
  Clarke Digital Team · [email protected]
August 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM

Halfway there

Support Black Democrats in the closest races. Hi friend,  Quick update on our end-of-month push: thanks to supporters like you, we’re already halfway to our $5,000 goal. That’s incredible — but we still have a long way to go before midnight on the 31st. Republicans and their speci…
  Team Clarke · [email protected]
August 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM

Working twice as hard to get half as far

$5,000 to fuel Black candidates in 2026 Team, this fall is shaping up to be one of the most important in recent memory. Now is the time to shore up our efforts and lay the groundwork to defeat the Republican majority next year. Alongside the Congressional Black Caucus, we’re backin…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
August 22, 2025 at 10:26 PM

Apparently Museums are “too woke”

Apparently, according to Trump and MAGA, calling slavery bad is “TOO WOKE.” Did you see this?  Apparently, according to Trump and MAGA, calling slavery bad is “TOO WOKE.” Among other things, including the truth, museums, educators, books, and anything that makes folks less suscept…
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
August 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's August 22nd, 2025 Newsletter

About Yvette Contact Media Center Issues Services Dear Neighbor, Thank you for tuning into another edition of my newsletter to hear more about my work in Congress and my efforts in Brooklyn! The care you hold for our community never fails to inspire me, and I am so very prou…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
August 10, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Defending Vulnerable CBC members

My friend Steven Horsford is one of Dems Frontline members Dear Friend, If we’re going to take back the House in 2026, we need to defend our most vulnerable seats. As Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, it’s my duty to do everything I can to support our vulnerable members. …
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
August 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's August 8th Newsletter

About Yvette Contact Media Center Issues Services Dear Neighbor, Thank you for tuning into another edition of my newsletter to hear more about my work in Congress and my efforts in Brooklyn! The care you hold for our community never fails to inspire me, and I am so very proud …
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
August 8, 2025 at 6:44 PM

The CBC’s accomplishments:

The Congressional Black Caucus is working overtime as the “conscience of Congress” to do whatever we can to stop the Trump agenda and hold the GOP accountable for their cruel policies. Five months ago, Senator Cory Booker’s record-breaking speech in the Senate exposed the admin…
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
August 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM

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  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
August 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM

Electing Black women is a top priority

We need Black women to lead the way out of the disastrous Trump era My friends, Protecting our country’s most vulnerable is the only way that America will prosper. And we can only do that if we defend Democrats’ most vulnerable seats in 2026. Representatives Jahana Hayes, Janell…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
July 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM

This is what leadership looks like

The CBC is growing — and so is our power. Everyone, The Congressional Black Caucus is bigger than ever — and as its Chair, I know what that means: We’ve got a choir of powerful voices ready to sing in harmony — for justice, for equity, and for a multiracial democracy that delivers for all. Bu…
  Dr. Una S. T. Clarke · [email protected]
July 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM

I raised my daughter to fight for what’s right

Yvette needs your support before the July deadline. Dear friends, As Yvette’s mother — and a lifelong public servant myself — I know just how heavy the responsibility of leadership can be. And yet, I watch with pride as my daughter carries the hopes and dreams of so many in our …
  Team Clarke · [email protected]
July 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM

The CBC is holding the line.

Help Rep. Clarke and the CBC stop the far-right agenda. Friend, When extremist Republicans attack our communities, Rep. Yvette Clarke fights back — with the full weight of the Congressional Black Caucus behind her. Now, with just days to go before the critical July deadline, we’…
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
July 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's Grant Notice July 2025

News from Representative Clarke PHS 2024-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44] Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Department of Health and Human Services  PA-24-245 Closing Date: Se…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
July 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM

Our moment to lead

As Chair of the CBC, I’m counting on your support. Hi friend, We’re more than halfway through 2025, and the fight to protect our democracy has never felt more urgent. As Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, I carry the voices of 62 members — the largest CBC in history — into …
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
July 25, 2025 at 10:15 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's July 25th Newsletter

About Yvette Contact Media Center Issues Services Dear Neighbor, Thank you for tuning into another edition of my newsletter to hear more about my work in Congress and my efforts in Brooklyn! The care you hold for our community never fails to inspire me, and I am so very prou…
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
July 11, 2025 at 9:58 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's July 11th Newsletter

About Yvette Contact Media Center Issues Services Dear Neighbor, Thank you for tuning into another edition of my newsletter to hear more about my work in Congress and my efforts in Brooklyn! The care you hold for our community never fails to inspire me, and I am so very prou…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
July 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM

Ohio’s 13th is on the frontlines — Emilia Sykes needs us

My friend and fellow Congressional Black Caucus member Emilia Sykes is fighting to hold the line. Friend,  Ohio’s 13th Congressional District is one of the toughest, most expensive battlegrounds in the country — and right now, my friend and fellow Congressional Black Caucus member …
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
July 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM

LaMonica McIver needs us right now

Our colleague, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, is being targeted by Trump’s allies. Hi friends,  I need to be very clear about what’s happening. Our colleague, Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, is being targeted by Trump’s allies. In May, LaMonica showed up at an ICE detention facility…
  Rep. LaMonica McIver (via Team Yvette) · [email protected]
July 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM

The truth about what happened at Delaney Hall

I’m pleading not guilty, and I’m fighting these charges tooth and nail. Hi friends,  Let me say this directly: I will not be intimidated. On May 9th, I joined Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and other elected leaders to demand answers at Delaney Hall, an ICE detention center in my district…
  Dr. Una S. T. Clarke · [email protected]
June 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM

I know what it means to fight for our families.

As a mother, immigrant, and Brooklynite – I’m asking you to stand with Yvette. Friend,  When I first came to this country from Jamaica as a student in 1958, I came with a dream — one shared by millions of immigrants then and now: to work hard, raise a family, and make a life in Ame…
  Team Clarke · [email protected]
June 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM

Standing up to ICE, no matter the cost

Times like these demand intersectionality and solidarity Friends,  Yvette’s leading the charge to safeguard New Yorkers from the worst excesses of this extremist administration – even as Republicans have attacked her by name.  Times like these demand intersectionality and solidarit…
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
June 27, 2025 at 7:08 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's June 27th Newsletter

About Yvette Contact Media Center Issues Services Dear Neighbor, Thank you for tuning into another edition of my newsletter to hear more about my work in Congress and my efforts in Brooklyn! The care you hold for our community never fails to inspire me, and I am so very prou…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
June 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM

The conscience of Congress

It will take all of us to reject right-wing extremism Hi friend, The Congressional Black Caucus has long been known as the Conscience of Congress, and as its Chair, I know just how significant our collective voices are in defeating Trump.  The President and his extremist allies are…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
June 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM

Juneteenth is a promise – and I won’t back down

This year, we are all carrying its weight more heavily. Dear friend, Juneteenth is a sacred day: it commemorates the moment in 1865 when the final enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas were told that they were finally, finally free – over two years after the Emancipation Pr…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
June 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM

I will always speak up — no matter the cost

Every time I walk into a committee hearing or onto the House floor, I carry the voices of Brooklyn with me Dear friend, Every time I walk into a committee hearing or onto the House floor, I carry the voices of Brooklyn with me: our working families, our immigrant communities, and o…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
June 10, 2025 at 7:37 PM

The White House just attacked me

But I’m not budging – immigrants make this country great. Friend – the White House just attacked me on Twitter.  Why? Because I spoke up for what’s right: “We still don’t know the full consequences of this unprecedented authoritarian overreach. But let me be clear: Congressional D…
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
June 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's June 6th Newsletter

About Yvette Contact Media Center Issues Services Dear Neighbor, Thank you for tuning into another edition of my newsletter to hear more about my work in Congress and my efforts in Brooklyn! The care you hold for our community never fails to inspire me, and I am so very prou…
  Bonnie Watson Coleman · [email protected]
May 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM

ICYMI: Trump wants to throw us in jail

We won’t be silenced Friend, the Trump administration is threatening to arrest me for exercising my legal right as a Member of Congress to inspect an immigration detention facility! Their inexcusable lies and accusations of “assault” on ICE officers are obviously false. ICE alread…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
May 28, 2025 at 8:49 PM

Why I’m still in this fight

I won’t give up on my mission to deliver for New Yorkers Hi there, it’s Yvette. Growing up as the daughter of two Jamaican immigrants, I watched on as my parents made a successful living for themselves and my family, right here in the heart of Brooklyn. And when my mom, Dr. Una S. …
  Team Clarke · [email protected]
May 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM

The CBC has always stood up for what’s right

And they aren’t stopping now. Friend, The Congressional Black Caucus has always been known as the “Conscience of Congress” — and nowhere is that more apparent than how Yvette’s colleagues are standing up to Donald Trump. Earlier this month, CBC members Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman a…
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
May 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's May 23rd Newsletter

About Yvette Contact Media Center Issues Services Dear Neighbor, Thank you for tuning into another edition of my newsletter to hear more about my work in Congress and my efforts in Brooklyn! The care you hold for our community never fails to inspire me, and I am so very prou…
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
May 20, 2025 at 9:44 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's Grant Notice May 2025

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  Dr. Una S. T. Clarke · [email protected]
May 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM

The path to a House majority runs through the CBC

Black candidates will flip the House. Dear friend, If there’s one thing I know, it’s what real leadership looks like. After a decade of serving Brooklyn on the New York City Council, I’ve watched my daughter, Yvette, follow in my footsteps and lead by putting New Yorkers and Americ…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
May 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM

Gutting our Civil Rights from the inside out

This is not what my ancestors fought for. Civil Rights are the backbone of our society. They ensure everyone has a seat at the table, and an equal shot at getting there in the first place. But Donald Trump doesn’t believe in fairness, friend. Whether it’s rolling back Diversity, Eq…
  Team Clarke · [email protected]
May 16, 2025 at 10:16 PM

Trump gets a shiny new plane

All while Americans get the short end of the stick. Have you seen this, friend? You heard that right. While most Americans struggle to even put food on the table, Donald Trump gets a shiny new plane from a foreign country— and House Republicans are more than willing to let him acc…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
May 14, 2025 at 5:33 PM

The Trump economy is bankrupting Americans

He said he would lower prices, not make them skyrocket. I’ll be frank with you, friend— Trump is driving our economy off a cliff. Democrats left the White House with the strongest economy in the world, and it only took Donald Trump and House Republicans 5 months to blow it all up. …
  Team Clarke · [email protected]
May 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM

They aren’t stopping the cuts at Medicare…

Now SNAP is on the line too House Republicans aren’t stopping their cuts at Medicare and Medicaid, friend — SNAP is next on the chopping block. As if denying Americans the right to healthcare weren't enough, now they want to overhaul SNAP in a way that would remove millions of low-…
  Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
May 9, 2025 at 8:43 PM

Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke's May 9th, 2025 Newsletter

About Yvette Contact Media Center Issues Services Dear Neighbor, Thank you for tuning into another edition of my newsletter to hear more about my work in Congress and my efforts in Brooklyn! The care you hold for our community never fails to inspire me, and I am so very prou…
  Team Clarke · [email protected]
May 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM

Trump is playing musical chairs with his cabinet🪑

All while they plot to gut your Medicaid benefits. Have you seen the news, friend? Trump is sending his National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, to represent us at the United Nations— the same Mike Waltz who made Americans less safe by using an app to communicate top-secret informati…
  Yvette D. Clarke · [email protected]
May 2, 2025 at 10:18 PM

May Day lifts up working people everywhere

I’m a proud friend of the labor movement. Hello, friend! I hope you were able to take a moment to acknowledge May Day yesterday. I’ve been a proud friend of the labor movement for as long as I can remember, because I’ve always believed one thing for sure: working-class Americans de…