WINTHROP, MA - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement in response to the tragic shooting in Winthrop, MA yesterday."I am heartbroken and outraged by...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Roybal-Allard, Simpson, Herrera Beutler Announce House Passage of Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act
The legislation reauthorizes critical federal activities that assist states in improving and expanding their newborn screening programs, supporting parent and provider newborn screening education,...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Bonamici, Bowman, Warren, Wyden, Over 100 Colleagues Call for $700 Billion for Child Care in Infrastructure Package
"The next funding package presents an opportunity to provide needed support for child care providers, create and support over 2.3 million jobs for women, especially women of color, and invest in the...
Clark: Register now for Enhanced Child Tax Credit
Non-filers are eligible for increased benefits and should use THIS tool to sign upMALDEN, MA - The American Rescue Plan included a historic expansion of the Child Tax Credit to help...
Statement from Assistant Speaker Clark in Honor of Juneteenth National Independence Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement in honor of Juneteenth and the establishment of Juneteenth National Independence Day.Juneteenth is a...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to End the 19-year-old Authorization for Use of Military Force
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on her vote to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF)."Millions of young people...
In Visit to Watertown School, Assistant Speaker Clark Highlights Nutrition Program, American Rescue Plan
WATERTOWN, M.A. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) toured the Watertown Middle School Nutrition Program with Director of School Nutrition Brandon Rabbitt to highlight the recent...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Congresswoman Hayes Introduce Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act To Improve Academic Advancement and Combat Learning Loss After COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Congresswoman Jahana Hayes (CT-05) introduced the Educational Equity Challenge Grant Act to form a $100 billion...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Honoring Women who Served in WWII, Massachusetts’ Edith Nourse Rogers
Representative Edith Nourse Rogers - Massachusetts' first woman Congressman - established the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and the Women's Army Corps in 1942 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today,...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on Biden Budget
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released this statement on President Joe Biden's budget proposal:"President Biden's budget is a blueprint for a more just and...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Menendez Introduce Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act
The Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act would permanently require the State Department to report on the status of reproductive rights in its annual human rights reports. Washington,...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes for Increased Funding to Support Capitol Safety Following January 6th Insurrection
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted today to pass the Emergency Security Supplemental to Respond to January 6th Appropriations Act that would respond to the events...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Rep. Roybal-Allard Introduce Legislation to Address Maternal Mortality Crisis
The BABIES Act seeks to improve availability of high-quality maternal care by promoting the accessible and affordable use of Birth Centers by Medicaid BeneficiariesThe Midwives for MOMS Act would...
Statement from Assistant Speaker Clark on the Passage of the January 6th Independent, Bipartisan Commission
Washington, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Clark released the below statement upon passage of the Independent, Bipartisan Commission on the January 6th Attack by the U.S. House of...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Combat the Surge of Anti-Asian Hate Crimes
Legislation comes as Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders experience wave of physical, verbal, and online attacksWASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted today for the...
Assistant Speaker Clark Highlights Launch of the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Malden, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) highlighted the launch of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program, a groundbreaking new program that will help...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Ensure Fair Workplaces for Pregnant Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to pass the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to establish pregnant workers' right to reasonable workplace...
Assistant Speaker Clark Calls for Permanent Expansion of the Child Tax Credit
94,300 Children in Massachusetts' Fifth District will benefit from the expanded and improved CTC in the American Rescue Plan MALDEN, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Clark (MA-5) released new...
Assistant Speaker Clark Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Improve Health Equity for Kids
Clark was joined by Rep. Herrera-Butler and Sens. Bennet, Brown, Grassley, and Portman in introducing the Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker...
Assistant Speaker Clark Joins Fellow CAPAC Members in Commemorating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Mental Health Day which is part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month...