MALDEN, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Project Bread, the state's leading anti-hunger organization, for a Summer Eats stop at...
Assistant Speaker Clark Announces Winner of 2022 Congressional Art Competition
This year's winner is Wayland's Alyssa Ao and her painting "Schrödinger's Cat."MALDEN, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Clark (MA-5) announced Alyssa Ao as the...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Protect the Right to Contraception
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to pass the Right to Contraception Act to codify the right to access birth control into...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Advance Budget Package with Wins for Families, Veterans, and the Environment
Legislation creates affordable housing and American jobs, invests in climate resiliency, and supports veterans and small businesses Clark secured funding for eight community projects in...
Assistant Speaker Clark Applauds House Vote to Protect Marriage Equality
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) proudly voted to pass the Respect for Marriage Act, which protects marriage equality by...
Assistant Speaker Clark Arrested While Fighting for Abortion Rights at Supreme Court
Clark's arrest follows multiple votes by House to defend reproductive freedomClark was joined by members of the Democratic Women's Caucus and women's rights groups while standing up for reproductive...
Assistant Speaker Clark Joins U.S. Department of Commerce In Announcing $3.8 Million Investment to Support Infrastructure and Workforce Development Projects in Massachusetts
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic...
Assistant Speaker Clark: The 2022 Congressional App Challenge is Officially Open
MALDEN, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) announced that her office is now accepting applications for the 2022 Congressional App Challenge for...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Protect Abortion Rights and Those Seeking Care
The Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) would make access to abortion care a federally protected rightThe Ensuring Access to Abortion Act would prohibit any person acting under color of state law,...
Assistant Speaker Clark Joins Massachusetts Delegation to Announce Over $62 Million in Funding for Boston Logan Airport
Funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill will support various airport improvement projects and produce over 1,000 jobs for MassachusettsWashington, D.C. - Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Reps. Cleaver and Wagner Introduce Legislation to Reduce National Sexual Assault Kit Backlog
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),...