The situation faced by local families helps explain increasingly urgent arguments from progressives, who are threatening to vote against a bipartisan infrastructure bill if Biden's plan is not...
WBUR: Rep. Katherine Clark On A Possible Government Shutdown And The Fight Over Infrastructure
There's a lot going on in Washington, D.C. The federal government faces a possible partial shut down at midnight Thursday. Here in Massachusetts, a government shutdown could mean that thousands of...
New York Times: For Schumer and Pelosi, the Challenge of a Career With No Margin for Error
WASHINGTON — Last week, as all outward appearances suggested gridlock on Capitol Hill, Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the majority leader, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi were in perpetual...
Cambridge Day: Businesses tell of the impacts of facing Amazon in hopes Congress will renew its antitrust efforts
While there are countless factors causing small businesses to close, local owners have identified a source of many of their problems: Amazon.As part of a nationwide effort to get antitrust...
Framingham Source: Congresswoman Clark Votes to Protect Abortion Rights in America
Today, September 24, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to pass the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), federal legislation to guarantee equal access to abortion care,...
Boston.com: Boston elected officials of color call Biden administration’s handling of Haiti immigrants ‘reprehensible’
Over a dozen state, county, and city elected officials of color in Boston are speaking out against President Joe Biden's administration's handling of Haitian migrants attempting to come to the...
MassLive: Massachusetts progressives encouraged to ‘seize the moment’ on budget, infrastructure bills after talks with President Joe Biden
Democratic leaders in Massachusetts' congressional delegation expressed confidence Congress and President Joe Biden could seal the deal on heavy investments in infrastructure, combatting climate...
Yahoo News: Biden meets with congressional Dems as his domestic agenda hangs in balance
With his domestic agenda imperiled by disagreements within his party, President Biden is set to meet with moderate and progressive Democrats on Wednesday in a bid to bring the two factions together...
Boston 25 News: One-on-one with MA Rep. Katherine Clark on ‘human infrastructure’ and what’s at stake
The price tag on the Democrats budget reconciliation proposal, dubbed a "human infrastructure package," is $3.5 trillion.Democrats say this is once in a generation opportunity to boost American...
CNN: White House touts ‘productive’ meetings with Democratic leaders, moderates and progressives at critical moment for Biden’s agenda
President Joe Biden ramped up his outreach to a wide swath of key Democrats in the House and Senate on Wednesday, hosting multiple groups including leadership, progressives and moderates from both...
Black Star News: DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS CALL ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION TO HALT HAITIAN DEPORTATIONS
Friday, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the House Haiti Caucus, and Congresswoman Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-07) led 54 of their colleagues calling on the Biden Administration to...
Boston.com: Katherine Clark voices support for getting rid of the debt ceiling
With another perennial battle over the federal government's debt ceiling on the horizon, Rep. Katherine Clark says that Congress shouldn't just raise the limit.She says they should abolish it."I...
Politico: Working women face new setback as virus upends school plans
WASHINGTON — Working women, whose child care duties vastly expanded during the pandemic, are bracing for a new hit to their incomes and careers as the resurgent coronavirus jeopardizes plans to keep...
The Associated Press: Democrats seek corporate, wealthy tax hikes for $3.5T plan
House Democrats unveiled a sweeping proposal for tax hikes on big corporations and the wealthy to fund President Joe Biden's $3.5 trillion rebuilding plan, as Congress speeds ahead to shape...
National Law Review: Congressional and Enforcement Priorities Related to Higher Education Issues
Colleges, universities, and their federally funded research centers must navigate a range of evolving legal challenges associated with changing technologies, increased frequency of cyberattacks,...
NBC10 Boston: Pro-Union Rally, BBQ for Frontline Workers Bring Top Dems to Boston on Labor Day
Democrats swapped breakfast items for barbecue Monday as they rang in Labor Day with a rally in Boston built on party priorities and punctuated by remarks from the candidates in the competitive and...
Texas News Today: Progressivists oppose Manchin’s editorial as Democrats’ $ 3.5 trillion spending plan faces a difficult battle in a conflict within the party
Progressive rebelled in Senator Joe Matin's editorial Thursday, saying he wouldn't support a $ 3.5 trillion settlement bill to prepare for a major turmoil within the party after Congress returns...
Boston Globe: ‘The pro-life movement is incredibly energized right now’: Texas law stokes abortion fight across the country
The late-night Supreme Court decision letting stand a highly restrictive and uniquely structured Texas abortion law has kickstarted a national fight over one of the country's most divisive political...
Epoch Times: Democrats Have Ambitious Plans for Education in Near Future
Since they took control of the White House and both chambers of Congress in January, Democrats have proposed increasingly ambitious plans. Education was a key focus of Democratic candidates in the...
CBS Boston: ‘It Is Time To Leave’: Mass. Lawmakers Say Evacuations Must Continue After Kabul Attack
BOSTON (CBS) - Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey said Thursday's attack outside Kabul's airport underscores just how dangerous the environment is for servicemen and women in Afghanistan. Markey said...