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      <excerpt>...Homeland Security Committee has three members from New York. Rep. Peter King, R-Long Island, is the ranking Republican. Others are Mr. Massa and Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-Brooklyn. Mr. Owens also had expressed an interest in the House Agriculture Committee.</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...during Obama's health care address to Congress. &quot;We weren't just going to let that go and not say something about it,&quot; said Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y. She said Clyburn's position as majority whip was crucial to this and other caucus priorities: &quot;We're a</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...Obama's health care address to Congress. &quot;We weren't just going to let that go and not say something about it,&quot; said Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y. She said Clyburn's position as majority whip was crucial to this and other caucus priorities: &quot;We're able to </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> The story identified only a handful of those members, including Rep. Yvette Clarke of Brooklyn. She, like other Democrats, praised the bill&amp;#39;s job-creation ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt> There&amp;#39;s not much reason to reinvent the wheel on a Congressional Record entry.&amp;quot; Some differences were just a matter of style. Rep. Yvette Clarke, DN. ... </excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...for the bill because &#8220;Americans deserve quality, affordable health care&#8221; and the vote brings that one step closer to it. Rep. Yvette Clarke said the bill&#8217;s passage will improve employer-based coverage for 367,000 residents in her district as there</excerpt>
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      <excerpt>...for the bill because &#8220;Americans deserve quality, affordable health care&#8221; and the vote brings that one step closer to it. Rep. Yvette Clarke said the bill&#8217;s passage will improve employer-based coverage for 367,000 residents in her district as there</excerpt>
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