On July 18, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Katherine Clark (MA-5) met with President of the National Assembly of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan, head of the My Step Alliance faction in the...
Bloomberg: Congress Wants More Info on McDonald’s Anti-Harassment Measures
Several dozen U.S. Representatives have sent a letter to McDonald's Corp.Chief Executive Officer Steve Easterbrook asking for a progress report on the company's efforts to combat what workers...
Congresswoman Clark’s Statement on Bipartisan Budget Caps Bill
STATEMENT ON BIPARTISAN BUDGET CAPS BILL "The bipartisan agreement paves the way for Congress to responsibly fund our government and better support American families. It rejects the President's...
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.,...
Congresswoman Clark Meets Armenian Leaders
CONGRESSWOMAN CLARK MEETS ARMENIAN LEADERS IN U.S. CAPITOLVice Chair of House Democrats commends the peaceful resolution of the conflict in Artsakh (Photo: Clark stands with House leadership after...
Congresswoman Clark Votes to Raise the Minimum Wage Giving 33 Million Americans a Long-Overdue Raise
CONGRESSWOMAN CLARK VOTES TO RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE GIVING 33 Million AMERICANS A LONG-OVERDUE RAISE House passes legislation to increase minimum wage for first time in over a decade(Photo:...
Statement from Rep. Clark on Resignation of Alexander Acosta
STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSWOMAN CLARK ON THE RESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF LABOR ALEXANDER ACOSTA:"Secretary Acosta's resignation is a step toward justice for the girls assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein and...
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...
MSNBC: Full Katherine Clark: House’s ‘Archaic Rules’ Are A Distraction | MTP Daily
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) addresses the chaos and confusion on the House floor and what to expect from the upcoming vote on the resolution condemning President Trump's racist tweets against the...
Boston Globe: Youth activists push gun control to forefront of 2020 campaign
LAS VEGAS — As a college student here, Micajah Daniels had grown increasingly concerned with the deep problems she saw in her city — racial injustice, economic inequality, and the ever-present...
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...
WGBH: Rep. Katherine Clark: Acosta ‘Unfit To Be Secretary Of Labor’
Representative Katherine Clark is among Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill calling for Labor Secretary Alex Acosta's resignation. WGBH's Morning Edition Host Joe Mathieu spoke with Clark...
Belmont Citizen Herald: Looking for a way to reduce frequency of airplanes flying over Belmont
There is a glimmer of hope for residents frustrated by the noise and vibrations from airplanes flying over their homes.In June 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration changed flight paths of...
CNN: Congresswoman blasts White House for defending Acosta
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) reacts to the reporting that White House officials think Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta handled himself well during his press conference.-----------------Original story...
Daily Beast: Acosta, Who Cut Deal With Epstein, Tried to Slash Anti-Trafficking Program by 80 Percent
On Jan. 2, 2018, Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta released a statement commemorating the beginning of Human Trafficking Awareness Month, recommitting his department's mission to "ending...
Newsweek: WILL ALEX ACOSTA RESIGN? JEFFREY EPSTEIN CHARGES PROMPT DEMOCRATS TO CALL FOR TRUMP SECRETARY TO STEP DOWN
In the wake of the politically connected multi-millionaire Jeffrey Epstein being charged with federal sex trafficking crimes involving minors on Monday, congressional Democrats are calling for the...
Salon: After giving Epstein “deal of a lifetime,” Alex Acosta tried to slash anti-trafficking program
Labor Secretary Alex Acosta, the former federal prosecutor who gave financier Jeffrey Epstein a light plea deal when he was first accused of sex-trafficking children, tried to cut a program that...
The Guardian: Trump labor secretary who cut Epstein deal plans to slash funds for sex trafficking victims
Alexander Acosta, the US labor secretary under fire for having granted Jeffrey Epstein immunity from federal prosecution in 2008, after the billionaire was investigated for having run a...
The Hill: Katherine Clark quietly eyes leadership ascent
She's the most powerful woman in the Capitol you've probably never heard of. But for Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.), the vice chairwoman of the Democratic Caucus, that soon may change as she...
Wicked Local Waltham: Reps. Clark, Pappas, Davids introduce Exposing Discrimination in Higher Education Act
Corresponding with Pride Month, Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Rep. Katherine Clark, Massachusetts-5, and Reps. Chris Pappas, New Hampshire-1, and Sharice Davids, Kansas-3, introduced the...