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...
Newsweek: ‘A WAREHOUSE FOR CHILDREN’: DEMOCRATS BLAST TRUMP FOR MIGRANT CAMP CONDITIONS AS CONGRESS MOUNTS PROBE
House Democrats continued to express outrage Tuesday at the conditions of migrant detention centers across the country after touring one of the facilities designated for children in Homestead,...
WBUR: Rep. Katherine Clark On The Florida For-Profit Migrant Detention Facility
Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark just visited the Homestead detention center in Homestead, Florida, Tuesday.It's the only shelter for migrant children crossing the border that's run by a...
Newsweek: Democrats Unveil Bill to “Expose” Betsy DeVos Support for LGBT Discrimination on College Campuses
Congresswoman Katherine Clark introduced a bill on Thursday that would require universities seeking religious exemptions from federal civil rights law to first obtain a waiver from the Department of...
Clark Responds to June 27, 2019 SCOTUS Decisions
Today, the Supreme Court gave us two decisions that will directly impact the strength and integrity of our democracy.The Court has blocked the President's plan to add the citizenship question...
Congressmembers Clark, Pappas, Davids Introduce Bill to Expose Higher Education Institutions that Discriminate Against LGBTQ Students
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONGRESSMEMBERS CLARK, PAPPAS, DAVIDS INTRODUCE BILL TO EXPOSE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS THAT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST LGBTQ STUDENTS Legislation would require...
Statement on the Border Supplemental
"I cannot, in good conscience, write a blank check to an administration that has separated families, put kids in cages, and left toddlers stranded in parking lots. Children have died in the U.S....
Reuters: Special Report: How judges added to the grim toll of opioids
WELCH, West Virginia (Reuters) - The opioid epidemic that has so far killed half a million Americans is routinely blamed on greedy drug makers, feckless doctors and lax regulators. But there's...
Boston Globe: WHO rescinds opioid guidelines following criticism by Katherine Clark
The World Health Organization has rescinded its opioid-prescribing guidelines after a congressional report accused the agency of being corrupted by the powerful drugmaker Purdue...
Clark Secures $4 Billion Increase to Child Care Programs, Funding for Gun Violence Research, Reproductive Health
CLARK SECURES $4 BILLION INCREASE TO CHILD CARE PROGRAMS, FUNDING FOR GUN VIOLENCE RESEARCH, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHHouse passed first FY2020 spending package that makes historic investments on...
Wall Street Journal: Democrats Use Spending Bills to Push Climate Measures
WASHINGTON—House Democrats are pushing climate-change and environmental provisions in the chamber's spending packages, hoping to force the Republican-controlled Senate to at least consider the...
AP: UN health agency to remove controversial opioid guidelines
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...