Since the news broke about Pat Schroeder's death on March 14, there have been thousands of tributes, obituaries, tweets and social media postings in her honor. They described her as a maverick,...
Colorado Gazette: Pat Schroeder remembered by Coloradans, national leaders as an inspiration, trailblazer
Tributes and remembrances poured in for Pat Schroeder, the first woman to represent Colorado in Congress, as friends and political figures from across the political spectrum recalled the barriers...
People’s World: Equal Pay Day arrives with gender, racial pay gap still yawning
WASHINGTON—Equal Pay Day arrived on March 14 with the pay gap still yawning between working men and working women, adjusted for occupation, education, and qualifications.And it came with Democratic...
MSNBC: Democratic House Whip Katherine Clark: Don’t let anyone say you can’t reinvent yourself
Rep. Katherine Clark of Massachusetts is not only the top-ranking woman on the Democratic side of the House, she's also the only woman in House Democratic leadership. The 59-year-old...
Roll Call: Democratic women stress House freshman class diversity
BALTIMORE — Democratic women in the House freshmen class that Rep. Jill Tokuda of Hawaii called "our sisterhood" came together Thursday in Baltimore as part of their caucus held its annual...
Middlesex East: Money secured for a plethora of local projects
While it seems members of congress sometimes struggle to pass legislation on a national or federal level, those same members oftentimes still work hard for their local constituents. Case in point:...
Revere Journal: News Briefs
Get Updated COVID-19 Booster or Vaccination - and $75 Gift Card - During School Vacation WeekNew COVID-19 vaccination clinics offering a $75 gift card incentive have been scheduled in communities...
Boston Globe: ‘1870′ buttons. Crayons. Ribbons. Lawmakers wore a variety of pins at the State of the Union. Here’s what they represent.
Lawmakers have often used fashion — from the color of their attire to the choice of designer — to make a political statement athigh-profile events. President Biden's State of the Union address...
Daily Times Chronicle: Rep. Clark announces funding as part of Climate Resiliency efforts in the area: $2.9M in federal funds earmarked for Hurld Park
Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) while in Watertown celebrating the $240,000 she recently secured for that city's Stormwater Tree Trench Project to improve the community's climate resiliency...
DIG Boston: STATE WIRE: MASS LAWMAKERS PRESS FOR FEDERAL CHILDCARE RELIEF LEGISLATION
Massachusetts lawmakers joined advocates for early childhood education and child care workers on Tuesday to press for federal child care relief legislation.One in four parents reports being...
PublicNewsService: MA Lawmakers Press for Federal Childcare Relief Legislation
Massachusetts lawmakers joined advocates for early childhood education and child care workers on Tuesday to press for federal child care relief legislation.One in four parents reports being...
AsAmNews: Brandon Tsay describes confronting Monterey Park shooter as “truly horrific”
"There is courage in all of us, that courage may come to you at any moment."That is the message Brandon Tsay, the young man who disarmed the Monterey Park shooter at the Lai Lai Ballroom wants to...
USA Today: Child care crisis: What costly daycare and fewer workers mean for US economy and taxpayers
The pandemic exposed just how broken the country's child care system is: It costs parents too much and pays employees too little. More than half of the country's...
Boston Herald: Letters to the editor
Electric busesWe wholeheartedly agree with the Editorial Board that the MBTA must expand its fleet of electric buses and ensure there are enough drivers to meet the growing demand for equitable,...
MassLive: Mass. launches abortion legal hotline in new push to defend reproductive care
New Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell, reproductive care activists and law firms launched an abortion legal hotline Monday, as the commonwealth doubles down on recently passed...
WCVB: Children’s Tylenol, Motrin shortage: Massachusetts lawmakers press Johnson & Johnson for more answers
WASHINGTON — For the second time this month, four members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation are demanding answers from Johnson & Johnson regarding nationwide...
Patch: Framingham Gets $3 Million For Chris Walsh Memorial Trail Project
FRAMINGHAM, MA — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark recently secured nearly $11 million for for eight climate resiliency and environmental justice projects in Arlington, Cambridge, Framingham, Malden,...
Watertown News: U.S. Rep Clark Presents Watertown with $240K for Project to Protect River, Increase Climate Resiliency
Congresswoman Katherine Clark visited City Hall Monday to announce $240,000 in federal funding for a climate-related project in Watertown. The City will use the money to install 15 tree trenches...
The Hill: 50 years later: The fight for freedom
Fifty years ago today, Roe v. Wade delivered a landmark victory for reproductive freedom in America. The right for women to decide if and when to have children — in accordance with their...
CBS Boston: Why is there a children’s Tylenol and Motrin shortage? Mass. lawmakers seek answers from Johnson & Johnson
BOSTON - Parents are having a hard time finding children's cold medicine like Tylenol and Motrin, and now Massachusetts lawmakers want answers.Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Reps. Katherine Clark, Ayanna...