Congress's biggest mission this week, as it has been several times over the last few months, was to keep the lights on, and it did. Phew.In addition to passing a stopgap funding bill, New Jersey's...
Whip Clark Statement Applauding the Biden-Harris Administration’s Action To Cut Child Care Costs for 100,000 Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark released the following statement applauding the Biden-Harris Administration's latest action that will cut the cost of child care for...
Whip Clark: “The GOP Is Telling Us Dobbs Was Just the Beginning”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Women's Caucus Chair Lois Frankel (FL-22) and Reps. Susan Wild (PA-7), Terri Sewell (AL-7), Lori Trahan...
Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Commissioner Adelman Visit Princeton YMCA, Discuss Importance of Federal Funding for Childcare
PRINCETON, NJ — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-05), Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), and New Jersey Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman toured the Princeton YMCA,...
ICYMI: Whip Clark Pens Newsweek Op-Ed Slamming GOP’s Gun Extremism
"This epidemic of gun violence is as uniquely American as the Super Bowl itself, and it's marring the soul of the American people," wrote Whip Clark.WASHINGTON, D.C. — In case you missed it,...
Newsweek: GOP Extremism Has Made Gun Violence a Part of Americans’ Daily Lives | Opinion
Last month, I toured Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. I joined Rep. Jared Moskowitz (D-FL) and three dads who had each lost a child to the mass shooting on Feb. 14, 2018.It...
Florida Politics: Maxwell Frost, Jared Moskowitz on Parkland anniversary push credit card companies to flag unusual gun sales
On the sixth anniversary of the Parkland shooting, Florida Democrats in Congress are asking credit companies to flag suspicious gun purchases.U.S. Reps. Jared Moskowitz and Maxwell...
The Hill: Florida Democrats introduce bill to track suspicious gun sales on anniversary of Parkland shooting
Two Florida Democrats introduced legislation to track suspicious gun and ammunition purchases on Wednesday, the sixth anniversary of the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Fla., that left...
The Palm Beach Post: Six years after Parkland: The complicated legacy of a shocking, saddening school shooting
The nation's top education official last month toured the abandoned school building at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School to survey lessons and assess the complicated legacy of...
Whip Clark: “Our Gun Laws Are Frozen in the Past”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to recognize the sixth anniversary of the tragic mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,...
Whip Clark Statement on the House Republicans’ Sham Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark released the following statement on the House Republican Majority's baseless impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro...
Whip Clark: Reproductive Freedom “Is the Pivotal Issue of 2024.”
LEESBURG, VA — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined DPCC Co-Chairs Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Lauren Underwood (IL-14), and Lori Trahan (MA-3) for a press conference at...
Whip Clark: “That’s What This Sham Is About: Choosing Extremism Over Country.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to denounce the MAGA Majority's sham impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas. Below is a...
Congressional Democrats File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court to Reverse Dangerous Ruling That Would Restrict Access to Mifepristone Nationwide & Upend FDA Approval Process
263 Members of Congress ask Supreme Court to reverse Fifth Circuit ruling that could dramatically curtail access to mifepristone nationwide Members: "The perils of this unwarranted judicial...
The Palm Beach Post: U.S. education secretary, top House Democrat tour Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting site
The nation's top education official and one of the highest-ranking members of Congress this week visited the scene of the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High...
HHS: ICYMI: During Three-Day Reproductive Health Series, Secretary Becerra Talks with Patients, Providers, and Policymakers about the Impact of the Supreme Court’s Dobb’s Decision on Access to Care
Last week, ahead of the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra embarked on a three-day, three-state Reproductive Health Care Series where he...
ICYMI: Whip Clark Pens MSNBC Op-Ed on the 51st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
"When Republicans dismantled our constitutional abortion rights, they struck a catastrophic blow against women's freedom and dignity," wrote Clark.WASHINGTON, D.C. — In case you missed it,...
MSNBC: The end of Roe v. Wade was a catastrophe. It could still get much worse. | Opinion by Democratic Whip Katherine Clark
Today is the 51st anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. Until last year's anniversary, we could commemorate how far we have come in the fight for equality. But now, we are reminded of...
Whip Clark: GOP Bill Is “Another Vehicle For Promoting Anti-Abortion Propaganda”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) spoke on the House Floor to denounce the MAGA Majority's latest attack on reproductive freedom, an anti-abortion bill that...
MassLive: Mass. Gov. Healey to seek $113M on new early childhood spending in 2025 budget plan
Gov. Maura Healey will press for major investments into the long-strained early education and care sector despite her administration's muted forecast for state finances, pitching the spending as an...