On Wednesday, the first comprehensive federal legislation on workplace harassment and discrimination was reintroduced in Congress. The Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and...
MSNBC: Rep. Clark: Democrats are the ones stepping up, meeting the needs of people
Assistant Speaker, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., discusses the possibility of a House vote on Build Back Better this week.---Original story HERE
Chestnut Post: Rep. Katherine Clark: Democrats Are The Ones Stepping Up
Assistant Speaker, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., discusses the possibility of a House vote on Build Back Better this week.---Original story HEREClick play to view the video or follow this...
Roll Call: House reconciliation vote could slip to Saturday
A House vote on the Democratic reconciliation package could stretch into the weekend to await an official cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, senior Democrats said Monday night.The...
HuffPost: This Is What It’s Really Like To Be 4 Weeks Postpartum
The first time I gave birth, I was in labor for 23 hours. My daughter was sunny-side-up, positioned head-down but facing my stomach, her skull pressing against my lower spine. I was in intense pain...
Finance and Commerce: U.S.-funded child care closer to reality
Women—and some men—in Congress have been fighting for government child care assistance for almost 80 years. With President Joe Biden's $1.85 trillion social services package, they are as close as...
People’s World: Affordable child care closer than ever, but only if Build Back Better passes
Women—and some men—in Congress have been fighting for government child care assistance for almost 80 years. With President Joe Biden's $1.85 trillion social services package, they are as close as...
Associated Press: US-funded child care aid nearing reality with Biden bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women—and some men—in Congress have been fighting for government child care assistance for almost 80 years. With President Joe Biden's $1.85 trillion social services...
Fox2Detroit: Congresswomen Lawrence, Dingell read to preschoolers to highlight importance of early childhood education
Congresswomen Brenda Lawrence and Debbie Dingell read to Metro Detroit preschoolers Monday to highlight the importance of investing in early childhood education.U.S. Speaker of the House Katherine...
Money Talk News: Bill Would Protect Older Job Seekers From Discrimination
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act of 2021 on Nov. 4 by a vote of 224-200, with seven Republicans supporting the legislation. It heads to the Senate...
Boston Herald: Massachusetts delegation, minus one, votes for federal infrastructure bill
After a tense, drawn out negotiation period on Capitol Hill to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, it succeeded late Friday night — though not all Massachusetts House members voted in...
Political Wire: How the Deal Happened
House Democrats broke a monthslong fever Friday that has imperiled their entire domestic agenda, thanks to a truce from moderates and liberals brokered to advance more than $2 trillion in party...
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clark Releases New Data On Child Tax Credit’s Impact on Massachusetts Families
Today, November 5, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) highlighted a new fact sheet from the Joint Economic Committee that outlines how the Democrats' Child Tax Credit (CTC) is...
CNN: Erin Burnett OutFront
Katherine Clark says they want to pass a bill that will do the most good for the most people. She is Assistant Speaker of the House and a member of the Democratic Progressive...
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clark Lauds Passage of Protect Older Job Applicants Act
Today, November 4, Assistant Speaker Clark (MA-5) celebrated the passage of the Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act, legislation to protect older job applicants from age...
Boston Globe: With little margin for error, Democrats in Washington scramble to enact Biden’s agenda and save their slim congressional majorities
Senator Bernie Sanders charged out of a tunnel below the US Capitol building this week and straight into a gaggle of reporters searching for any clues on the biggest mystery in Washington — the fate...
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clark Joins Legislation To Combat Workplace Harassment
Today, November 3, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-05) joined Representative Lois Frankel (D-FL-21) in reintroducing the Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace harassment through...
MassisPost: Ambassador Lilit Makunts Briefs US Lawmakers on Challenges Following 44-day War
Lilit Makunts, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the United States, held a discussion-meeting with more than a dozen members of the Congressional Caucus on Armenian Issues, in the Capitol...
The Independent: Women lawmakers lead charge against Senator Joe Manchin’s intransigence on key bill
Female Democratic members of Congress and senators, particularly women of colour, are pushing back on Sen Joe Manchin's efforts to pare down on their party's social spending and climate bill and...
Boston Business Journal: Viewpoint: Child care is our most glaring post-pandemic learned lesson
As employers and workers who have been operating with remote structures since the pandemic return to in-person or hybrid work, we cannot miss this critical moment to address what the pandemic has...