by gslwpadm | Jan 12, 2022 | In the News
As the omicron variant threatens the halls of Congress and some GOP lawmakers continue entering the House chamber maskless, despite racking up tens of thousands of dollars in fines, Assistant Speaker of the House Katherine M. Clark (D-Mass.) suggested a more tangible...
by gslwpadm | Jan 12, 2022 | In the News
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) on Tuesday called for lawmakers who repeatedly defy the House chamber mask requirement to be restricted from the House floor.Why it matters: The demand comes amid a raft of new restrictions in the House aimed at combating the highly...
by gslwpadm | Jan 12, 2022 | In the News
House Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) wants lawmakers who ignore the chamber’s mask mandate banished to “isolation boxes” in a gallery.Fines for flouting the mask measure have “proven insufficient to prevent some Members from...
by gslwpadm | Jan 12, 2022 | In the News
In 1787, upon exiting the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of people who asked him what kind of government the delegates had created. His answer: “A republic, if you can keep it.”On January 6, 2021, we almost lost...
by gslwpadm | Jan 12, 2022 | In the News
The fourth-ranking House Democrat, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (Mass.), urged the sergeant-at-arms on Tuesday to force lawmakers who defy the chamber’s mask mandate to cast votes from enclosures in the gallery above to limit potential spread of...
