NATICK - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark has secured almost $10 million for Natick Soldiers System Center as part of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill.The bill passed the U.S. Senate and the...
Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark Celebrates Historic Investments in Early Education, Maternal and Veterans’ Health in the Annual Funding Package
Budget bill expands annual child care and early education funding, provides critical health care to moms and toxic-exposed veterans, and includes legislation to fortify the peaceful transfer of...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Advance Budget Package with Wins for Families, Veterans, and the Environment
Legislation creates affordable housing and American jobs, invests in climate resiliency, and supports veterans and small businesses Clark secured funding for eight community projects in...
Marijuana Moment: House Approves More Marijuana Amendments To Defense Bill, Including Banking And Veterans Medical Access
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved several marijuana reform amendments as part of a large-scale defense bill, including proposals to protect banks that work with state-legal...
Statement from Assistant Speaker Clark on Final Passage of the American Rescue Plan to President Biden
"Today is a hopeful day in America. Congress has sent a historic bill to the President's desk that will crush the coronavirus and provide transformative support for American families....
Clark Leads Delegation Letter Calling on VA Secretary McDonough to Address Veterans Care Concerns, Mission Act
WASHINGTON, D.C.- Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) and the Massachusetts Delegation, including Senators Edward Markey (D-MA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA),...
Clark, Slotkin, McKinley, Thompson, Cisneros, Stivers Celebrate Passage of Veterans Apprenticeship Bill
Legislation will help improve veterans' access to apprenticeship programs and eligibility for advanced program placementMarch 11, 2020- Washington, D.C.- Yesterday, Vice Chair of the House...
WBUR: Rep. Clark Says War Powers Vote Is Meant To Check Presidential Power And Prevent Conflict
Today, the U.S. House is scheduled to vote on requiring President Trump to seek Congressional approval before pursuing any military action in Iran.The vote comes a day after President Trump said it...
Clark, McKinley, Slotkin, Thompson, Cisneros, Stivers Introduce Bill to Improve Veterans Access to Apprenticeship Programs
CLARK, MCKINLEY, SLOTKIN, THOMPSON, CISNEROS, STIVERS INTRODUCE BILL TO IMPROVE VETERANS ACCESS TO APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS Companion Senate bill passed earlier this weekDecember 5, 2019-...
Clark Secures Protections for Veterans Employed in Cannabis Industry in NDAA Reauthorization
CONGRESSWOMAN CLARK SECURES PROTECTIONS FOR VETERANS EMPLOYED IN CANNABIS INDUSTRY IN NDAA REAUTHORIZATON House legislation now moves to conference committee, then President's desk WASHINGTON, D.C.,...
Boston Globe: A Revere veteran’s legal marijuana job cost him a VA loan. Now, Congress is stepping in
The call came Monday morning as he dressed for work.The US House of Representatives passed your amendment, said the caller from Representative Katherine Clark's office. Thank you for bringing this...
Forbes: Congress Votes To Allow Home Loans For Veterans Working In Marijuana Industry
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved an amendment aimed at ending a current Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) policy that denies home loan applications to...
Roll Call: Veterans are being denied this GI Bill benefit if they work in cannabis
For 75 years, veterans purchasing a home have been able to count on help with their home loans from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - home loans backed by the VA are one of the...
Mass Live: Disabled veteran denied a VA mortgage over his marijuana dispensary job in Massachusetts
As a benefit of serving in the military, veterans have access to a low-rate mortgage with no money down. One disabled Massachusetts veteran was denied that benefit, though, due to his legal job in...
Boston Globe: VA denies Mass. veteran home loan over his legal marijuana job
The couple, crammed in a tiny Revere apartment with two kids and a third on the way, had spent months searching for a house they could afford.It wasn't easy in Massachusetts' pricey market. But the...
Roll Call: WWII spy Patricia Warner, 98, gets surprised with a Congressional Gold Medal
Rep. Katherine Clark surprised former World War II spy Patricia Warner, 98, with a Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday."We'd like to present to you a Congressional Gold Medal that we made...
Huffington Post: Woman, 98, Honored With Congressional Gold Medal For Being World War II Spy
A 98-year-old woman received the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday for serving the United States about 80 years ago as a spy during World War II.Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) presented the...
Boston Globe: Lincoln woman who served as World War II spy surprised with Congressional Gold Medal
A Lincoln resident who served as a spy during World War II was honored with the Congressional Gold Medal on Tuesday. Patricia Warner, 98, was presented the award by US Representative Katherine Clark...
WCVB: Decades after her secretive service, WWII spy honored with congressional medal
LINCOLN, Mass. —An American hero whose contributions during World War II were kept secret for decades is being recognized with one of our nation's highest awards.Patricia Warner, 98, of Lincoln, was...
WBUR: WWII Spy, 98, Is Presented With The Congressional Gold Medal
Following her husband's combat death in 1942, Patricia Warner signed up as an officer with the Office of Strategic Services, the precursor to the CIA.On Tuesday, the Lincoln resident was...