Washington, D.C. — On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which led to the forced removal and incarceration of over 120,000 individuals of Japanese...
PHOTOS: Assistant Speaker Clark Visits Lexington to Highlight American Rescue Plan Funding for Electric School Buses
LEXINGTON, M.A. - On Thursday, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) celebrated the historic American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding being used to...
PHOTOS: Assistant Speaker Clark Visits Revere Beach Parkway Overpass to Highlight $1B in Funding Coming to MA for Bridge Infrastructure
REVERE, M.A. - On Thursday, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Mayor Brian Arrigo and other state and local officials at the Andrew A. Casassa...
PHOTOS: Assistant Speaker Clark Joins Watertown Electeds in Celebration of American Rescue Plan Funding, Improvements to Water Quality
WATERTOWN, M.A. - On Tuesday, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) visited Watertown to celebrate the American Rescue Plan's (ARPA) investment...
PHOTOS: Assistant Speaker Clark Tours Charles River Community Health Center, Highlights Expanded Health Care Services, Coverage Provided Through the American Rescue Plan
WALTHAM, M.A. - On Tuesday, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) toured the Charles River Community Health Center in Waltham to highlight the benefits...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Massachusetts Delegation Announce First Round of Federal Transit Funding for Massachusetts and Regional Transit Authorities from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Created by the Further Extending Government Funding Act, initial funding of approximately $196 million will benefit public transit systems, including buses, subways, light rail, commuter rail,...
ICYMI: Assistant Speaker Clark Pens Op-ed on Her Own Reproductive Health Story and the Future of Roe v. Wade
MALDEN, M.A. - In case you missed it, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) shared her reproductive health story in an op-ed for the Boston Globe. In the...
Clark, Murray, Portman, Young Introduce Legislation to Remove Barriers, Provide Support for Homeless and Foster Students in Higher Education
The bipartisan Higher Education Access and Success for Homeless and Foster Youth Act would ask colleges and universities to improve outreach to and resources for homeless and foster...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to End Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault and Harassment Claims
House passes legislation to void forced arbitration provisions as they apply to sexual assault and harassment claims, giving survivors the choice of how to pursue justice WASHINGTON,...
Assistant Speaker Clark Leads Letter Calling on the Biden Administration to Increase Availability of Tests and Masks for Child Care Providers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) led a letter to President Joe Biden urging his Administration to include child care providers in their plan to increase access to...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on America COMPETES Act of 2022
The America COMPETES Act of 2022 will strengthen America's supply chain and manufacturing and advance scientific innovation WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House...
PHOTO RELEASE: Clark Joins 1199SEIU Home Care Workers at Personal Protective Equipment Drive in Malden, Highlights American Rescue Plan
Clark highlights American Rescue Plan funding, Calls for passage of President Biden's Build Back Better agenda MALDEN, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined...
PHOTO RELEASE: Clark Visits Framingham to Highlight Over $1.1 Billion in Funding for MA Bridges
Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced that the first round of funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's $27.5 billion...
Assistant Speaker Clark Announces Winners for 2021 Congressional App Challenge
This year's winner is Weston's Theodore Luu and his app "Level Up"MALDEN, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Clark (MA-5) announced her district's winners of the annual Congressional App...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Applaud First Round of Bridge Formula Funding from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Nine percent of Massachusetts bridges are currently classified as structurally deficientWASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) this...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Protect and Strengthen the Right to Vote
House passed the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act which combines key elements of the House-passed John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Senate's Freedom to Vote Act WASHINGTON,...
ICYMI: Assistant Speaker Clark Pens Op-Ed About the Politics of Going Gray
"The inequities that are built into our economy are born out of the same systems of misogyny that tell us how to wear our hair," writes Clark WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it,...
Assistant Speaker Clark Calls for Members Breaking Mask Rules to Attend Floor from Isolation Boxes in House Gallery
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) called on the Sergeant at Arms to further protect the Capitol community by requiring Members who break House rules by refusing...
ICYMI: Assistant Speaker Clark Pens Op-Ed for Newsweek One Year After January 6th; Calls for Voting Rights, End to Filibuster
"Democracy cannot survive voter suppression laws that substitute the will of the people for the will of a few." WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, a year after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol,...
Clark, Reed Lead Letter Urging HHS to Protect Families This Winter During Energy Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) led a bicameral letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the ongoing...