Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing for a robust COVID-19 stimulus package, including direct payments to Americans, as congressional leaders and the Trump administration continue haggling...
WBUR: Rep. Katherine Clark On The Push To Pass A COVID-19 Relief Bill Before The Year’s End
Time is running out for Congress to pass a bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill before the end of the year.This week, The Democratic-led House and Republican-majority Senate are expected to approve a...
WBUR: 16 Mass. Elected Officials Challenge State Agency On East Boston Substation
Multiple members of the Massachusetts federal delegation, along with several state and local elected officials, sent a letter on Monday to Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary...
Boston Globe: In the pandemic, ‘women’s work’ is critical care
Affordable, accessible, high-quality child care could spell the difference for millions of women between economic stability and a cascade of woes.To the list of groups disproportionately harmed by...
Framingham Source: Rep. Clark Celebrates Legislation Decriminalizing Marijuana at Federal Level
WASHINGTON DC - Today, December 4, Assistant Speaker-elect Katherine Clark (MA-5) celebrated the passage of the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, legislation that...
Roll Call: How diverse is the Democratic leadership team compared to the caucus?
Three-quarters of the 16-member House Democratic leadership team for the 117th Congress have served four or fewer terms and nearly half are racial minorities, but only five are women and only one is...
Sudbury Town Crier: Letter to the editor: Sudbury DTC congratulates Congresswoman Katherine Clark
The Sudbury Democratic Town Committee congratulates Congresswoman Katherine Clark for her election to the position of assistant speaker of the House. We have enjoyed front row seats while she has...
Commonwealth Magazine: Crisis in early education and care demands action
IF THERE WAS ever any doubt that the state's system of early education and care for very young children was on the brink of crisis with far-reaching consequences, the COVID-19 pandemic has...
Peter Lucas: U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark’s meteoric rise in the House leadership shows her perseverance
...Also of note is the steady rise in the House of Democrat U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark of Melrose. She has rocketed by her Massachusetts Democrat colleagues to become part of Pelosi's leadership...
19th News: Katherine Clark on what it means to become the second-highest ranking woman in Congress
When the 117th Congress begins in January, Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Katherine Clark will become the second-highest ranking woman in Congress after Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the second woman ever...
Fortune: Nancy Pelosi isn’t the only woman in House leadership anymore. Meet incoming Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark
For years, the Democratic caucus has been led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi—the lone woman at the top in Congress.Next term, Pelosi will be joined by Rep. Katherine Clark, the Massachusetts...
Framingham Source: Massachusetts Congressional Delegation: Halt Needless & Cruel Deportations
WASHINGTON DC - As the number of coronavirus cases in the United States surges past 12 million, Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Representatives...
Mediaite: Democrats Roundly Decry Trump Pardoning Michael Flynn: ‘Crooked to the End’
President Donald Trump set off outrage Wednesday with what many expected him to do — pardon his former national security adviser Michael Flynn.House Intelligence Committee...
Washington Times: Top House Democrat: Congress ‘cannot overspend’ on coronavirus relief
Incoming Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark said Wednesday it is long past time for Congress to pass another coronavirus relief package, arguing that lawmakers on Capitol Hill "cannot...
WGBH: Rep. Katherine Clark On Her New Role, What Lies Ahead For Congress, And Divided Democrats
When Rep. Katherine Clark was elected Assistant Speaker of the House last week, she became the second most-powerful Democratic woman ever in Congress. She joined Jim Braude to discuss the new role,...
Commonwealth Magazine: Congressional reps back calls for more inclusive State House
EIGHT OF MASSACHUSETTS'S nine members of the US House of Representatives have signed a letter to State House leaders in support of a group of Beacon Hill staff members of...
Ms. Magazine: Rep. Katherine Clark Elected Assistant Speaker of the House, the Second-Highest-Ranking Woman in Party Leadership
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) was announced the next assistant speaker of the House on Wednesday—making her the second highest-ranking woman in House leadership. She holds the fourth most...
Politico: Dozens of House Democrats urge Biden to pick Deb Haaland as Interior secretary
More than 50 House Democrats are making a formal push for President-elect Joe Biden to select Rep. Deb Haaland as his Interior secretary.The New Mexico Democrat, who is already being vetted for the...
WBUR: Rep. Katherine Clark Is Now The Most Powerful Congresswoman Ever from Massachusetts
Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark has made history: knocking out another piece of the glass ceiling as she ascends in the House's Democratic leadership.Her Democratic colleagues in the...
Associated Press: US Rep. Clark Elected To Democratic Leadership Post In House
BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark is continuing her climb through the ranks of the Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill.The 57-year-old Melrose Democrat was elected Wednesday to the position...