The World Health Organization notified U.S. lawmakers Wednesday that it will discontinue two publications on prescribing opioid painkillers in response to allegations that the pharmaceutical...
Statement from Congresswoman Katherine Clark in Response to World Health Organization Rescinding Dangerous 2011 & 2012 Guidelines
June 19, 2019: "Today, the WHO has acknowledged the danger posed by its 2011 guidance and 2012 guidelines and has committed to removing them from circulation. This is a victory for...
Malden Observer: Clark tours Malden’s South Cove Community Health Center
Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus Congresswoman Katherine Clark visited the South Cove Community Health Center on Sunday, June 16 to tour the new facility, meet with providers and staff, and...
WBUR: Tipped Workers Press For ‘One Fair’ Minimum Wage
Eliminating the separate, lower minimum wage for tipped employees would help workers achieve greater financial stability and reduce exposure to harassment, advocates said Tuesday.While state law...
CNN: Rep. Katherine Clark on CNN New Day
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Newsweek: Lawmakers Say Trump is Wrong: No One in Congress with “Any integrity” Would Accept Opposition Dirt from Foreign Power
Democratic lawmakers have called out President Donald Trump for saying he would accept dirt from a foreign power on a political opponent and then defending the comment by saying that people in...
Statement from Congresswoman Clark on the passage of the Dream & Promise Act
"The Dream and Promise Act of 2019 is a milestone in our fight for a just and humane immigration system. Dreamers and TPS recipients are our students, neighbors, parents, doctors, teachers and most...
Washington Post: The Health 202: States pile on Purdue Pharma for alleged role in opioids crisis
If there was a "most wanted" when it comes to the country's opioid addiction crisis, it might be the Sackler family and its company Purdue Pharma. The maker of OxyContin, now at the brink of...
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...
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...
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...
OA On Air: Episode 49: Congresswoman Katherine Clark
This week we're joined by US Representative Katherine Clark of Massachusetts's 5th Congressional District to discuss her work in Washington and as Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Plus,...
AP: ‘Pain League’ allegedly pushed opioids in Italy
PARMA, Italy (AP) — The police huddled for hours each day, headphones on, eavesdropping on the doctor. They'd tapped his cellphone, bugged his office, planted a camera in a trattoria.They heard him...
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...
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...
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...
CBS Boston: Lincoln Woman Receives Congressional Gold Medal For Her Spying During World War II
LINCOLN (CBS) - It's a long overdue recognition of a hero's service to the United States for a 98-year-old Lincoln woman who was a spy during World War II.Patricia Warner received one of the...
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...
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...
AP: US lawmakers demand UN health agency change opioid guidance
Two U.S. lawmakers are calling on the World Health Organization to withdraw pain care guidelines that include what they say are false claims about the safety of prescription opioids.They say the...