Today, the House of Representatives took a leap forward in our fight to root out inequality by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act. When I ran for Congress in 2013, I campaigned on improving economic...
Mass Live: Mass. Democrats defend Obamacare, Trump administration pushes to strike down entire law
Several members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation spoke out Tuesday against the Trump administration's push to strike down the Affordable Care Act in a new court filing, arguing that...
Washington Post: DeVos defends billions in education-spending cuts to skeptical House Democrats
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Tuesday defended her request to cut billions of dollars from the agency's budget, as Democrats attacked her plan as outrageous and damaging to students who need...
Cambridge Chronicle & Tab: Rep. Katherine Clark advocates for better pay, childcare at Cambridge town hall
Speaking at a town hall in Cambridge last week, U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark (D-Melrose) urged her constituents to contact legislators from around the country and encourage their support for equal pay...
Mass Live: Mass. Democrats push for Mueller report’s public release
Several Massachusetts lawmakers urged the Trump administration this week to release the report from Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into the 2016 election, arguing that a Justice...
WGBH: ‘Make It Public’: Mass. Democrats Demand Release Of Full Mueller Report
After Attorney General William Barr sent a letter to Congress Sunday saying that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation did not find evidence that President Donald Trump's 2016 election...
Boston Herald: Politicians, activists rally at Boston City Hall for immigration bill
Pols and activist groups gathered Monday at City Hall to advocate for the Dream and Promise Act to pass in Congress, which would protect so-called Dreamers and other illegal immigrants with...
Commonwealth Magazine: New ‘Dreamer’ bill extends a hand to other immigrants
HOUSE DEMOCRATS INTRODUCED sweeping new legislation last week that would provide permanent protection and a path to citizenship to young immigrants and others here under other residency...
Mass Live: Congressman Jim McGovern, supporting Dream Act, asks if Trump administration members could ‘pass a background check’
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern said immigrants with temporary protections were perhaps the most law-abiding people in the country, noting that they must routinely undergo background checks."I wonder how...
Mass Live: Dream Act 2019: Dreamers, Temporary Protected Status holders push for immigration bill in Boston
The American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 could benefit more than 30,000 immigrants with temporary protections or no legal status.Immigrants, local activists and politicians plan to make their case...
Patch: Rep. Clark Joins Lincoln Sudbury HS Students To Empower Women
The congresswoman talked with students about politics, climate change, transgender rights, and other current events.SUDBURY, MA- Congresswoman Katherine Clark joined the Lincoln Sudbury High School...
Policy Med: Azar Testifies on President Trump’s FY 2020 Budget
On March 13, 2019, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar testified on President Donald Trump's proposed 2020 budget during a hearing before the House Appropriations...
Vox: How to fix Congress — according to Congress
Last week, members of Congress took turns telling a special committee of Congresswhat was wrong with Congress.The hearing went on for hours. Thirty-two House members spoke before the...
WCVB: Politicians, ‘Dreamers’ hold Boston rally for Dream and Promise Act
BOSTON —Recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and temporary protected status holders gathered in front of the JFK Building at Boston City Hall Plaza on Monday to advocate...
Worcester Telegram: Rep. McGovern at Boston City Hall to push immigration bill
Three members of Congress will gather at Boston City Hall Plaza with "dreamers" and Temporary Protected Status holders to advocate for legislation that would offer a path to permanent residency for...
Framingham Source: Congresswoman Clark Introduces Legislation to Support Homeless Students, Former Foster Youth
Vice Chair of the Democratic Caucus Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA), Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Rob...
Clark, Murray, Portman, Young Reintroduce Legislation to Provide Support for Homeless Students and Former Foster Young
(Washington, D.C.) - Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, and Rob Portman (R-OH), and Representatives Katherine...
Congresswoman Clark Announces Wounded Warrior Fellowship in Malden District Office
Congresswoman Katherine Clark is seeking a wounded or disabled veteran for a two-year paid fellowship in her Malden district office. "Our service members contribute so much to our country,"...
Mass Live: House Democrats offer immigration bill to protect ‘dreamers,’ TPS recipients
U.S. House Democrats unveiled legislation Tuesday that would protect and provide "Dreamers," or individuals brought to the country illegally as children, and other immigrants a pathway to...
Mass Live: Mass. Democrats pan President Donald Trump’s budget proposal
Members of Massachusetts' congressional delegation took issue this week with President Donald Trump's newly unveiled $4.7 trillion budget plan for 2020, arguing that its proposed border wall...