MAY 3, 2019, Medford, MA- Yesterday, Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus Congresswoman Katherine Clark hosted Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a tour and community conversation on the important role of...
Statement from Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Rep. Katherine Clark on Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health, and Education Funding Bill
APRIL 30, 2019, WASHINGTON — The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education today approved its fiscal year 2020 bill. In total, the bill includes $189.8 billion...
Clark, Murray join workers, survivors to introduce sweeping Time’s Up legislation
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus, and U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health,...
Clark Questions Labor Secretary Acosta’s Pattern of Defending the Powerful over Victims of Child Labor, Human Trafficking
APRIL 3, 2019- WASHINGTON, DC- Today, in an Appropriations Committee Hearing, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5) questioned Labor Secretary Alexander...
Clark calls for resignation of Secretary Devos over use of racist policy
(Link to interview)APRIL 1, 2018, Washington, D.C.--Today, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Congresswoman Katherine Clark (MA-5) called on Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos...
Congresswoman Clark announces open submission for Annual Art Competition
Each spring, the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional...
Clark Celebrates Passage of Paycheck Fairness Act
Today, the House of Representatives took a leap forward in our fight to root out inequality by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act. When I ran for Congress in 2013, I campaigned on improving economic...
Clark, Murray, Portman, Young Reintroduce Legislation to Provide Support for Homeless Students and Former Foster Young
(Washington, D.C.) - Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Rob Portman (R-OH), and Representatives Katherine...
Congresswoman Clark Announces Wounded Warrior Fellowship in Malden District Office
Congresswoman Katherine Clark is seeking a wounded or disabled veteran for a two-year paid fellowship in her Malden district office. "Our service members contribute so much to our country,"...
Statement on Trump’s Cruel 2020 Budget Proposal
"It's a new fiscal year but the Trump budget is telling the same, cruel story: corporations before working Americans. The President is proposing a 9% cut to domestic programs that families in need...
Congresswoman Clark’s Statement on the Passage of HR1
Today, the House voted to put power back in the hands of the American people. HR1, the For the People Act, stops the cycle of corruption that has come to define Washington politics. HR1 will make it...
Congresswoman Clark, Senator Menendez, Colleagues Announce Bicameral Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act
Legislation would reverse Trump Admin's baffling and harmful elimination of women's reproductive rights from annual human rights report MARCH 7, 2019- Washington, D.C.- Today, ahead of International...
Congresswoman Clark’s Statement on House Resolution 183
"In January, we swore into office the most diverse Congress in our nation's history, and that diversity is our greatest strength. While we all have different lived experiences, we are united in our...
Clark, Jayapal introduce bill to require president and vice president to fully divest personal financial conflicts of interest
Washington, DC - Today, Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Congresswoman Katherine Clark and Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal introduced a bill in the...
Statement on the Passage of the Bipartisan Background Check Act
"For too long, a grisly ritual played out in the House: a shooting, a moment of silence, then inaction. Today is a new day in Congress. In less than two months, the House Democratic Majority...
Statement in response to President Trump’s Emergency Declaration
The President's declaration of a national emergency is a sham. There is no national security emergency at our southern border. The crisis we face is a humanitarian one, that will not be solved by a...
Statement in reaction to President Trump’s State of the Union address
"Tonight's speech was littered with misinformation and political grandstanding. The President's policies have dramatically worsened inequality and the opportunity gap in America and will only...
Congresswoman Clark welcomes Malden student activist to State of the Union, introduces gun violence prevention bill
CONGRESSWOMAN CLARK WELCOMES MALDEN STUDENT ACTIVIST TO STATE OF THE UNION, INTRODUCES GUN VIOLENCE PREVENTION BILLFebruary 4, 2019- Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Congresswoman Katherine Clark will...
House Democrats Introduce Paycheck Fairness Act
Congresswoman Katherine Clark joined with Democratic Members of Congress and national organizations to reintroduce the Paycheck Fairness Act ten years after the signing of the Lilly Ledbetter...
Vice Chair Clark’s statement on the Temporary Reopening of Government
It took Trump 35 days to put the American people ahead of his ego. During the Trump's shutdown, 800,000 Americans went without pay, our economy was at a standstill, and federal services were brought...