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...
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,...