The Backlog Justice Act of 2022 would help sexual assault survivors obtain justice by streamlining the DNA kit testing process WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Senators Markey, Warren Urge Tenet Healthcare to Reconsider Closure of Oncology Departments at MetroWest Medical Center
Lawmakers express concern that closures of outpatient medical oncology and radiation oncology departments could leave local community vulnerable, exacerbate health inequitiesWASHINGTON, D.C. -...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on Final Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court's final ruling overturning the...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on Vote to Send Gun Safety Bill to President Biden’s Desk
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on her vote to pass the bipartisan gun control bill, the Bipartisan...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on the 50th Anniversary of Title IX
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of Title IX, which states, "No person in the...
Assistant Speaker Clark’s Maternal Mental Legislation Passes U.S. House of Representatives
The Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Act of 2022 will reauthorize and expand maternal mental health screening and treatment grantsThe bipartisan, bicameral...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement in Honor of Juneteenth
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker of the House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement in celebration of Juneteenth National Independence Day."Juneteenth,...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Chair Jeffries Call for Gender Neutral Bathrooms on Capitol Grounds
In a letter to House Administration Committee Chair Lofgren, Clark and Jeffries requested single occupancy restrooms in the House and Capitol to provide safe options for transgender and gender...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Protect American Families From Senseless Gun Violence
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted today to pass the Protecting Our Kids Act, a package of commonsense bills that will reduce...
Assistant Speaker Clark Joins Massachusetts Congressional Delegation to Announce Over $59 Million in AmeriCorps Funding
Funding will support 23 programs and more than 6,000 AmeriCorps members in MassachusettsWashington, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA-05),...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on Pride Month 2022
REVERE, MA - Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement to mark the start of LGBTQ Pride Month 2022."This Pride Month, we honor...
In Light of Damning Report, Assistant Speaker Clark Urges Homeland Security Inspector General to Open Investigation into Low Grant Rate, Instances of Bias at Boston Asylum Office
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA-05) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) in urging the Department of Homeland Security's Office of...
Two Assistant Speaker Clark Mental Health Bills Move to House Floor for Vote
The Into the Light for Maternal Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Act would reauthorize and expand maternal mental health screening and treatment grantsThe Elementary and Secondary School...
Assistant Speaker Clark Joins House Democrats to Tackle Skyrocketing Gas Prices
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to pass legislation to help crack down on price gouging by major gas companies and...
Assistant Speaker Clark Joins House Democrats to Tackle Baby Formula Shortage
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to support two measures to address the current baby formula shortage....
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Combat Domestic Terrorism
The Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act would strengthen the federal government's efforts to prevent, report on, respond to, and investigate acts of domestic terrorism by authorizing offices dedicated...
Assistant Speaker Clark Applauds EPA Announcement of $8.1 Million Brownfields Investment in Massachusetts
BOSTON, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) applauded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announcement of an $8,100,000...
Assistant Speaker Clark Joins Calls for Administration to Continue Quick Action on Formula Shortage
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-05) joined Congressmen John B. Larson (CT-01) and Joaquin Castro (TX-20) in a letter to...
Assistant Speaker Clark Joins Massachusetts Congressional Delegation in Urging Biden Admin. to Locate Federal High-risk, High-reward Research Center — ARPA-H — in the Commonwealth
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) makes headway in standing up the new Advanced Research Project Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to improve the federal government's...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Trahan, Pressley, Massachusetts Delegation Request Abbott’s Timeline to Replenish Commonwealth’s Baby Formula Supply
LOWELL, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Congresswomen Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) led the Massachusetts Delegation,...