"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...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Democratic Women’s Caucus Statement on Senator Joe Manchin’s Comments on Build Back Better
Washington, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) in a joint response to Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) comments that he...
Clark, Pressley Tour Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Call for Build Back Better Act Passage and Extension of the Child Tax Credit
Representatives toured the food pantry and met with staff, families supported by the Child Tax CreditCAMBRIDGE, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Congresswoman Ayanna...
Assistant Speak Clark Votes to Combat Global Islamophobia
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to pass the Combating International Islamophobia Act, legislation to address the rise in incidents of Islamophobia worldwide....
Assistant Speaker Clark, Senator Merkley Introduce Legislation to Put Mental Health Counselors in Every K-12 School in America
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, bicameral legislation to help fill...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on the Passing, Memorial of Bob Dole
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released this statement in honor of former Senator Bob Dole following her attendance at his memorial today. "Bob Dole was...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Restore, Strengthen, and Protect Our Democracy
Protecting Our Democracy Act also includes a provision authored by the Assistant Speaker that would prohibit the President, Vice President, and Cabinet members from contracting with the federal...
Assistant Speaker Clark Visits South Natick Dam with Local Leaders, Celebrates New Infrastructure Law, Water Quality Improvements
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act includes a $55 billion investment to improve water infrastructure and remove lead pipes, invest in PFAS detection and removal NATICK, MA - Yesterday,...
Clark Joins Winthrop Local Leaders for Tour of MWRA in Celebration of Infrastructure law, Improvements to Water Quality
WINTHROP, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) toured the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) to celebrate the clean water infrastructure provisions in the...
Clark Hosts Energy Secretary Granholm to Celebrate Infrastructure Law, Hear Malden Weatherization Success Story
MALDEN, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-3) hosted U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm for...
Floor Speech From Assistant Speaker Clark on Reproductive Rights
WASHINGTON, DC - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) addressed the House making the below statement regarding today's oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson...
Assistant Speaker Clark Celebrates Lower Costs For Families, Universal Pre-K In Passage Of Transformative Build Back Better Act
Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement celebrating the passage of the Build Back Better Act. "The Build Back Better Act is a once-in-a-generation...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Murray Reintroduce BE HEARD in the Workplace Act to Address Workplace Harassment
Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on Enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Advancement of Build Back Better Act
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the progress made to pass the...
Clark Releases New Data on the Child Tax Credit’s Impact on Massachusetts Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) highlighted a new fact sheet from the Joint Economic Committee that outlines how the Democrats' Child Tax Credit...
Clark Celebrates House Passage of Legislation to Protect Older Job Applicants
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Assistant Speaker Clark (MA-5) celebrated the passage of the Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act, legislation to protect older job applicants from age discrimination...