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House Proceeding on Jun 10th, 2009 :: 1:28:05 to 1:30:35
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Yvette Clarke

1:28:01 to 1:28:21( Edit History Discussion )

Yvette Clarke: let's mitigate maternal mortality and all the other crises affecting women, killing of unborn babies. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey's time has expired. the gentleman from florida reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida. mr. hastings: i'm very pleased to yield two minutes to the distinguished the gentlewoman from new york, my good friend, ms. clarke. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york is recognized for two minutes.

Yvette Clarke

1:28:05 to 1:30:35( Edit History Discussion )
Speech By: Yvette Clarke

Yvette Clarke

1:28:22 to 1:28:42( Edit History Discussion )

Yvette Clarke: ms. clarke: thank you, speaker. i thank you, my colleague, the gentleman from florida, mr. i rise in strong support of h.r. 2110, the foreign authorization act. this authorization includes provisions that keep our country safe, advance human rights, and promotes gender equality across the globe.

Yvette Clarke

1:28:43 to 1:29:03( Edit History Discussion )

Yvette Clarke: in the 111th congress i introduced -- 110th congress i introduced h.res. 554, linking drug trafficking to rising crime rates in caribbean nations. cooperation between the u.s. a caribbean officials to combat

Yvette Clarke

1:29:04 to 1:29:24( Edit History Discussion )

Yvette Clarke: drug trafficking and promote counterterrorism. karacome, made up of 15 countries, including trinidad and tobago, haiti, and jamaica serve as our nation's third border. drug traffickers and criminals use these nations as transit points en route to the united states making us less safe and contributing to a deterioration of the human welfare and social and economic development of

Yvette Clarke

1:29:25 to 1:29:45( Edit History Discussion )

Yvette Clarke: those nations. . this authorizes the president to incorporate care come into the meridia initiative. this will provide them with the

Yvette Clarke

1:29:46 to 1:30:06( Edit History Discussion )

Yvette Clarke: lodge cyclal -- lodgistical support need. also included is the exchange program. i was an original co-sponsor of the stand-alone bill, h.r. 416. this program provides scholarships for caricom students to study in american universities and colleges and

Yvette Clarke

1:30:07 to 1:30:27( Edit History Discussion )

Yvette Clarke: upon program completion participants return to the caricom. this exchange program will create a safe and economically vibrant caribbean basin and keep us safe here at home. the authorizion also includes language that creates the office of women's global affairs with a fully empowered

Yvette Clarke

1:30:28 to 1:30:35( Edit History Discussion )

Yvette Clarke: ambassador at-large. according to the center for development and population

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