Lawmakers and advocates are pushing President Biden to declare a national health emergency to increase financial resources and flexibility in states that continue to allow abortion access...
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clark: ‘This Decision Will Set Women Back Decades’
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's final ruling overturning the right to an...
Patch: ‘A Dystopian Nightmare’: Rep Katherine Clark On Overturning Roe V Wade
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark spoke out Friday morning against the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.Although Massachusetts is one of 14 states,...
Out Front Magazine: Democrats Back Staff-Led Effort for Gender-Neutral Bathrooms in Capitol Hill
Democrats are working together to push for more inclusive gender-neutral bathrooms on Capitol Hill. This group effort began with a letter written by Representatives Hakeem Jeffries and Katherine...
Framingham Source: Congresswoman Clark’s Maternal Mental Health Bill Passes House of Representatives
Today, June 22, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) announced that her bill, The Into the Light Act, has passed the House of...
The Hill: Top Democrats back more gender-neutral bathrooms on Capitol Hill
Two top Democratic lawmakers are getting behind a staff-led effort to add more gender-neutral bathrooms throughout Capitol Hill.The move, supported by Reps. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)...
The Washington Post: The latest: Clark, Jeffries ask for gender-neutral bathrooms on Capitol Hill
Assistant House Speaker Katherine M. Clark (D-Mass.) and Democratic Caucus Chair Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) are urging the Committee on House Administration to support efforts to install more single...
Boston Globe: Bernie Sanders, local legislators react to apparent gun control agreement
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders indicated he would likely vote for a new bipartisan framework for gun reform if it makes it to the floor of the Senate in a debate moderated by Fox News with...
Boston Globe: ‘Like moving deck chairs on the Titanic’: mixed local reactions to Senate gun control deal
A bipartisan agreement struck by Senate dealmakers on proposed gun safety measures was met with mixed reactions from local advocates and members of the state's congressional delegation Sunday.The...
Jewish Insider: Daily Kickoff
The Mapping Project, a Boston-area pro-BDS activist group, is facing criticism from federal lawmakers in Massachusetts and beyond following the release of a map that ties Jewish...
Revere Journal: Rep. Clark Marks Start of Pride Month
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement to mark the start of LGBTQ Pride Month 2022. "This Pride Month, we honor the...
Yahoo: The Early Care and Education Consortium Urges Congress to Pass Child Care Funding Through Reconciliation
WASHINGTON, June 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- As the nation faces an ever-worsening child care crisis that has a crippling effect on the economy, the Early Care and Education Consortium (ECEC)...
Framingham Source: Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Announced $59-Plus Million in Americorps Funding
Washington (June 6, 2022) - United States Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representatives Richard E. Neal (MA-01), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Stephen F....
Jewish Boston: House Resolution on Antisemitism Receives Praise
U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) was pleased with the results of the recent bill condemning rising antisemitism, House Resolution 1125. Not only did Congress pass the bill on May 18, it...
GBH News: Legislators call for investigation into Boston asylum office over low rate of approvals
By Sarah BetancourtMembers of Congress from Massachusetts and Maine are demanding the oversight office for the Department of Homeland Security launch a formal investigation into the Boston...
WBUR: Congresswoman Katherine Clark reflects on gun violence and calls for Congress to act
This is the Radio Boston rundown for May 27. Tiziana Dearing is our host.After the horrific shootings in the last two weeks, there have been calls for greater action to strengthen gun...
WCVB: Google announces plans to invest $75 million in Massachusetts facilities
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — One of the largest companies in the world is making a large investment in the Massachusetts tech hub.Google announced plans to invest $75 million in 2022 in its Massachusetts...
CBS Boston: ‘Incomprehensible and sick’: At least 14 children dead after Texas elementary school shooting
BOSTON -- At least a dozen children were killed by a shooting at a school in Texas Tuesday. As the news was shared, Massachusetts and New Hampshire politicians and leaders expressed anger...
Boston Globe: Mass. officials say Texas school shooting is ‘incomprehensible,’ call for gun reform
The mass school shooting Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas, that killed at least 19 children and two adults prompted a swift response on social media from public officials, law...
Cambridge Patch: Two Congresswoman Clark Mental Health Bills Move to Full House Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) applauded the Energy and Commerce Committee's passage of her Into the Light Act. This...