Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark doesn't hesitate to outline the challenges members of Congress face: an unrelenting schedule, frustrating deadlocks in the legislative process, long periods of time...
Boston Globe: Demonstrators call for affordable early education and child care at ‘Playdate Rally’
Demonstrators gathered Saturday morning on Boston Common carrying babies, toddlers, and a question: Why is child care for the youngest among us so hard to find and afford?Efrain Vazquez, a father...
Arlington Patch: Katherine Clark Votes For More Restaurant, Small Business Relief
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark, who represents Massachusetts' Fifth Congressional District, voted Thursday to pass the Relief for Restaurants and other...
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clarks Calls for Biden Administration To Make Investments in Child Care
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) led over 150 Members of Congress in a letter to President Joe Biden urging his Administration to address the on-going...
TIME: As American Workers Return to the Office, Democrats Push to Address the Lack of Affordable Childcare
As a growing number of companies require employees to return full-time to the office, young parents are facing a new crisis: what to do about their not yet school-age kids when they're away at...
Watertown Patch: Clarks Leads Push to Address the Lack of Affordable Child Care
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) led over 150 Members of Congress in a letter to President Joe Biden urging his Administration to address the on-going...
Ms. Magazine: Universal Pre-K, Childcare and Paid Leave Aren’t Just for Women and Families—They’re Key to Economic Recovery
The U.S. loses $57 billion a year because parents are unable to find and afford care. It's time for a nationwide reckoning on behalf of women and families.Experts predict that approximately one...
Waltham Patch: Katherine Clark Delivers $80M To Increase Energy Efficiency
The funding is part of the Weatherization Assistance Program, which provides energy-saving infrastructure to low-income families.Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine...
Framingham Patch: Clark Votes In Favor Of Affordable Insulin Now Act
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark voted to cap the out-of-pocket cost of insulin at $35 per month on Friday, lowering drug costs for working...
Boston Herald: House lawmakers give weed the green light at the federal level
Lawmakers in Washington late last week passed a bill through the House that would see marijuana declassified at the federal level."The criminalization of marijuana is inherently racist in its...
Natick Patch: Clark Calls for Biden Administration to Extend the Student Loan Pause
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) joined fellow lawmakers in a letter to President Joseph Biden urging the Administration to extend the pause on...
Forbes: Katherine Clark Worries About Acute Shortage Of Nurses And Child Care Workers
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) questions Sec. Xavier Becerra during a House Appropriations Hearing on Thursday about the proposed HHS budget for FY2023.---Original story HEREClick play to view the...
CNBC: The gender wage gap could cost women millions when they retire
The gender wage gap that plagues women during their working years also follows them into retirement, according to new analysis released Wednesday.Government data show women earn an estimated 83...
Revere Journal: Markey, Clark Announce Money Secured for Wonderland Commuter Rail
U.S. Senator Edward J. Markey and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark hosted a press conference March 25 to announce the $4 million in congressionally directed spending they helped secure for the...
Waltham Patch: Rep. Clark Applauds Enactment Of Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark, who represents Waltham, Woburn, and the rest of Massachusetts' Fifth Congressional District, released a statement to mark the...
State House News Service: Pressley knocks insurers in health care debate
U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Tuesday knocked what she called a "broken health care system that puts profit over people" as members of Congress explored issues around single-payer health care and...
Arlington Advocate: Clark leads effort to prevent “catastrophic flooding” near Mystic and Charles rivers
Leaders in Arlington and the surrounding communities are taking steps to prevent one major threat posed by a changing environment: flooding. Last week Congresswoman Katherine Clark joined local...
Daily Times Chronicle: Clark touts climate resiliency at Hurld visit
During a visit to Woburn on a beautiful late Wednesday morning, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5, including Woburn and Winchester) toured the site of the...
WCVB: OTR: Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark assesses Biden’s response to Ukraine conflict
Rep. Katherine Clark, the Assistant House Speaker, also discusses whether Massachusetts should step up to welcome Ukrainian refugees.---Original story HERE
Frontline: Pelosi’s Power
Katherine Clark has served as a U.S. representative (D-Mass.) since 2013 and as assistant speaker of the 117th Congress since 2021Let's talk about Jan. 6 and the days after.That night, Speaker...