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,...
CNN: Democrats unveil bill to expand protections against workplace harassment and discrimination
Washington (CNN)A group of Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday are unveiling sweeping legislation to strengthen and expand federal protections aimed at preventing workplace harassment and discrimination...
Huffington Post: Congressional Democrats Unveil Their Answer To Me Too
Democrats on Tuesday introduced a groundbreaking bill meant to address workplace harassment, a year and a half after allegations of sexual misconduct against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein drew...
Vox: Democrats’ sweeping new anti-harassment bill, explained
The #MeToo movement may have toppled producer Harvey Weinstein and other men accused of sexual misconduct from their positions of power, but according to caterer Venorica Tucker, it...
WBUR: Mass. U.S. Reps. Clark And Pressley Introduce Sweeping Sexual Harassment Bill
U.S. Reps. Katherine Clark and Ayanna Pressley on Tuesday introduced a sweeping sexual harassment bill they said will add needed federal enforcement power to stop the kinds of workplace...
MSNBC: Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell – Donald Trump’s worst presidential appointment
Alex Acosta did not deny that he broke the law when he made a plea bargain deal with sex trafficker and child rapist Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire friend of Trump's.----------Original story here.
Politico: Acosta faces grilling on Epstein plea deal
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta confronted a barrage of tough questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday about his 2008 plea agreement with billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.Testifying before a House...
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...
Miami Herald: Jeffrey Epstein prosecutor Alexander Acosta is grilled over plea deal at budget hearing
Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta faced congressional scrutiny Wednesday over whether he is able to safeguard children from illegal labor practices and combat human trafficking, as several...
Wall Street Journal: Lawmakers Press Acosta Over Handling of Sex-Abuse Case
WASHINGTON—A Massachusetts Democratic congresswoman on Wednesday said Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta sided with a wealthy, politically connected businessman over the underage girls in a...
Washington Post: Acosta confronted by lawmakers over plea deal in Jeffrey Epstein sexual misconduct case
Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta was confronted by Democratic lawmakers Wednesday over his decision as a federal prosecutor to sign off on a plea deal in a sex trafficking case involving...
Bustle: Rep. Katherine Clark Wants Betsy DeVos To Resign For Using “Racist Research”
Last week was rather a rough one for the education secretary what with the president's about face on Special Olympics funding — and it doesn't appear as if this week is off to a better...
Mass Live: Rep. Katherine Clark calls on Betsy DeVos to resign over dispute on school disciplinary guidelines
U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark is calling on Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to resign over a decision to eliminate school discipline regulations formed under the administration of President Barack...
The Boston Globe: Rep. Clark calls on Education Secretary DeVos to resign
A Massachusetts congresswoman is calling for US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to resign, saying she used a purportedly racist study to justify revoking a 2014 policy that aimed to reduce racial...
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...
MSNBC: ‘Yes, I am’: Congresswoman calls on DeVos to step down
Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., is calling for Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to resign, and she joins Morning Joe to discuss. Rep. Clark also discusses Joe Biden's record as a...
US News & World Report: Lawmaker Calls on DeVos to Resign
REP. KATHERINE CLARK, A Democrat from Massachusetts, is calling for Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to resign, saying she used "racist research" from an academic considered well...
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...
US News & World Report: The Race Research Cited by DeVos
A MAJOR JUSTIFICATION for a controversial policy action taken by the Trump administration regarding discipline in schools relied on research from an academic considered well outside the...
Bustle: The House Passes The Paycheck Fairness Act To Help Close The Gender Wage Gap
A piece of legislation seeking to help women attain fair wages got its first victory on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. According to The Hill, The Democratic-majority House passed the...