During the first few weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, Laurie Fletcher would catch herself waking up in the middle of the night to wash her hands. Fletcher, who has been operating a home-based...
Framingham Source: MBTA To Receive $827.7 Million From CARES Act; MWRTA Gets $6.7 Million
WASHINGTON DC -United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch...
MSN: Partisan fight over new coronavirus relief could threaten the economy further
WASHINGTON — House Democrats on Friday night approved a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill, advancing the measure after days of wrangling and over the objections of the party's conservative and...
CNBC: Democrats earmark $7 billion for child care in newest relief package—but it won’t be enough to stabilize the system for long
Nearly half of day cares, preschools and child-care centers around the country have been forced to temporarily close during the coronavirus pandemic. Another 17% are only open to children of...
WBUR: Clark, Meng to hold town hall on anti-Asian racism
Reps. Katherine Clark and Grace Meng, D-N.Y., will hold a virtual town hall this evening to discuss the uptick in reported violence and discrimination against people of Asian descent during the...
Commonwealth Magazine: Katherine Clark Op-Ed: Congress must act on child care crisis
CHILD CARE IS an essential component of our national economic infrastructure, as fundamental as our roads and bridges. Just ask any parent performing essential services during the pandemic, or any...
Framingham Source: Congresswoman Katherine Clark Hosting Online Town Hall About Fighting Anti-Asian Racism & COVID-19
MALDEN - U.S. Representatives Katherine Clark and Grace Meng will join the Greater Malden Asian American Community Coalition (GMAAC), youth leaders, experts, and local officialsThursday evening, May...
NPR: House Democrats Unveil $3 Trillion Proposal For Coronavirus Relief
House Democrats are moving full steam ahead with legislation to provide a new wave of coronavirus relief at a price tag of more than $3 trillion, with plans to call the full House back on Friday to...
Oregon Business Report: US Rep. Bonamici: $100 billion for Child Care
Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Congressmembers Jahana Hayes (CT-5), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), Danny Davis (IL-7), and Tom...
Boston.com: Watch: Family of nurses from Southborough gets surprised on the ‘Today’ show
A Southborough family with four members working as nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic got an early Mother's Day surprise Friday on the "Today"...
WBUR: Clark Calls For $100 Billion Child-Care Sector Bailout
Rep. Katherine Clark is calling for $100 billion in aid for the child care sector in the next relief package and beyond.In a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and House Minority Leader...
Boston Globe: Bailout sought for child-care industry
Amid increasing concerns that many child-care centers will be unable to reopen after the prolonged coronavirus closure, US Representative Katherine Clark and other members of Congress are seeking a...
Framingham Source: Massachusetts Awarded Nearly $4 Million in Emergency Food and Shelter Assistance Under CARES Act
WASHINGTON DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch...
Huffington Post: House Democrats Want $100 Billion Child Care Package For Bailout Now And Future Support
For years, the child care profession has been chronically underfunded, neglected and underappreciated by many policymakers. The coronavirus pandemic is altering that equation.The latest indication...
Your Arlington: Clark leads call for $100B investment in child care
Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, Congressmembers Jahana Hayes (CT-5), Jimmy Panetta (CA-20), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-1), Danny Davis (IL-7), and Tom...
Milford Daily News: Kennedy, Clark say ‘thank you’
After launching #MAthanks on April 14, U.S. Reps. Katherine Clark and Kennedy on Friday released "A Massachusetts Thank You" - a virtual thank you card for health care providers and essential...
MetroWest Daily News: Spilka: Fed stimulus needed to support state budgets
BOSTON - Federal stimulus money will be an important piece of efforts to get Massachusetts through the economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Senate President Karen Spilka said Friday.The...
Philadelphia Sun: Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, lawmakers, lead bipartisan request for emergency funding to protect domestic violence survivors and their pets during COVID-19 pandemic
LANGHORNE, Pa. — On April 21, U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Vern Buchanan (FL-16), and Katie Porter (CA-45) led a bipartisan group of 78 lawmakers urging House...
The Lowell Sun: Pols: Crisis response at risk without more federal aid
BOSTON - One mayor in U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark's district rented a truck and drove it with his son to a distribution center, loading up with groceries to ensure a local food pantry could stock its...
WBUR: Lawmakers Push Hazard Pay For Workers
Lawmakers from New England said a $600 hazard payment to front-line health care workers, first responders and other employees who face specific risk from the coronavirus must be included in the next...