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...
MetroWest Daily News: Clark announces art competition deadline extension
Congresswoman Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts, recently announced that her office will now be accepting virtual submissions for the Congressional Art Competition, and that the submissions deadline...
MSN.com: Can the US economy recover from coronavirus if the budgets of its states are a fiscal disaster?
Governors, mayors, and local officials are begging for help from Washington after Republican opposition halted attempts in the latest rescue package, enacted last week, to add to the $150 billion in...
WBGH: Could Coronavirus Spur Massachusetts To Transform Its Transportation System?
The great pandemic of 2020 may be a steep slide for our economy, but some see it as an unprecedented opportunity to radically transform our aging transit infrastructure and lead to a less...
Armenian Weekly: Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5) on the 105th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide
"As we mark the 105th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, we must both recognize this dark time in our world's history and renew our commitment to never let atrocities of this magnitude...
Framingham Source: Mass. Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration to Fully Fund COVID-19 Response for Massachusetts Tribal Nations
WASHINGTON DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives William Keating (D-MA-09), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08),...
TIME: If America Doesn’t Invest in Childcare, Who Will Watch Our Kids When We Go Back to Work?
am writing this article, nine months pregnant, as my 3-year-old is dancing around the room singing and my 5-year-old is trying to learn to read over Zoom. Parents across the country are attempting...
EIN: Clark, Fitzpatrick, Buchanan, and Porter Urge Funding to Aid Domestic Violence Survivors and Pets Amidst COVID-19
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, April 22, 2020 /EINPresswire.com/ -- Washington, D.C. — Nearly eighty Members of the U.S. House, led by Reps. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., Katie...
MassLive: Immigration amid coronavirus: Massachusetts lawmakers pledge to fight President Donald Trump’s order to halt immigration
Several Massachusetts lawmakers say President Donald Trump's plan to halt immigration amid the COVID-19 pandemic smacks of racism and scapegoating designed to divide the nation at a...
WBUR: Livestreams Replace Floor Speeches As Lawmakers Make Their Cases From Home
When Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced her Essential Workers Bill of Rights legislation earlier this month, she couldn't make the usual Senate floor speech to urge her colleagues to include it in the...
Boston Globe: As economy crumbles, Warren, other Mass. lawmakers push Trump to waive state’s share of disaster costs
With the state barreling into — or already in — a pandemic-fueled recession, members of Massachusetts's federal delegation are urging President Trump to waive a requirement the state help cover...
Commonwealth Magazine: The vote must go on
Elected officials may be mindful of the coronavirus pandemic, but the horse race always continues in an emergency, one way or the other.Stephanie Murray at Politico reported on newly-released...
Framingham Source: Congresswoman Clark Hosts Telephone Town Hall With Massachusetts Labor Secretary Tuesday
BOSTON - Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark will host a telephone town hall with Massachusetts Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rosalin Acosta on Tuesday, April...
Framingham Source: Mass Delegation Ask FEMA to Waive Local Cost-Sharing Requirements for Major Disaster Assistance During COVID-19 Crisis
BOSTON - 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 (D-MA-08),...
Politico: ‘I do worry about the optics’: Congress struggles to get off the sidelines
Congress is missing.With every level of government consumed by the coronavirus pandemic, the 535 members of the House and Senatehave been relegated to the sidelines, scrounging for relevance while...
WAMC: Members Of Massachusetts House Delegation Push Vote-By-Mail For 2020 Election
Several members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation are calling on the state to have a vote-by-mail law in time for the 2020 election. Congressman Jim...
Bloomberg News: Rep. Katherine Clark Urges Senate on Interim Relief Package
Rep. Katherine Clark, a Massachusetts Democrat, discusses an interim emergency package to support small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. She speaks with Bloomberg's David Westin on...