WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement after the bipartisan House Leadership meeting with the President of Ukraine at the United...
New American Journal: A ‘Disaster’ Nears: Millions of Federal Workers’ Paychecks Would Be on Hold in a Shutdown
More than 3.5 million federal employees and military personnel — many in the Washington, D.C., area but also scattered across the states and around the globe — are bracing for another partial...
Whip Clark: Deliver A Defense Bill That Puts Freedom Over Fascism
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to urge the House to instruct conferees to remove MAGA Republicans' anti-abortion amendment from the...
The Vanguard: House GOP Cancels Crucial Vote on Advancing Stopgap Government Funding Bill
In a significant turn of events on Capitol Hill, the House of Representatives abruptly canceled a critical procedural vote on Tuesday. The vote was slated to determine the fate of a temporary...
Whip Clark, House Democrats Reintroduce the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), and Reps. Terri Sewell (AL-7),...
Boston.com: As ‘childcare cliff’ looms, thousands of Mass. children could lose access
Thousands of Massachusetts families could lose access to child care at the end of the month without legislative action. Childcare funding from the American Rescue Plan Act is set to expire on Sept....
Boston 25: Child Care Cliff: Thousands of children likely to lose childcare spots with federal funding ending
A "child care cliff" is looming as federal funding is set to expire by the end of this month to keep tens of thousands of daycare centers open nationwide.Those grants went into effect for the...
WBUR: Congresswoman Katherine Clark on motherhood and why she got into politics
U.S. House Minority Whip and Democratic Congresswoman Katherine Clark joins Radio Boston for a candid conversation about growing up at her grandmother's kitchen table, motherhood and why...
Whip Clark: Kevin McCarthy Gave The Gavel To Marjorie Taylor Greene
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) appeared on MSNBC's All In with Chris Hayes to discuss the threat of a MAGA government shutdown. Below are...
Armenian Weekly: U.S. House Minority Whip Katherine Clark to receive ANCA Eastern Region Freedom Award at Gala
Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA) is set to be honored with the Armenian National Committee of America Eastern Region's prestigious Freedom Award at the 17th annual ANCA Eastern Region...
Clark, House Democrats Announce Discharge Petition For Ethan’s Law
WASHINGTON, D.C. —Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-4), and Ranking Member Rosa...
Clark, Murray, Sanders, Colleagues Introduce Bill To Extend Vital Child Care Funding And Save Families’ Child Care Spots As Funding Cliff Looms
Democrats saved the child care sector from collapse during the pandemic with vital stabilization funding—which helped 220,000 providers stay afloat and serve as many as 10 million kids—but with...
Common Dreams: To Avert Looming Childcare Disaster, Murray and Sanders Lead Emergency Funding Bill
Sens. Patty Murray and Bernie Sanders on Wednesday led a group of lawmakers in introducing legislation that would avert a fast-approaching disaster by approving $16 billion in emergency...
ABC: With thousands of child care programs at risk of closing, Democrats press for more money
Democrats in Congress are pushing for a new round of money to keep the nation's child care industry afloat, saying thousands of programs are at risk of closing when federal pandemic relief runs out...
The Hill: Joy Lee: Deputy communications director, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.)
Joy Lee departed college with a journalism degree and an eye on broadcast reporting. Instead, she found her way to Capitol Hill — and Democratic leaders have been grateful ever since. As deputy...
Whip Clark: “MAGA Extremists are running the House.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33) for a press conference denouncing Speaker Kevin McCarthy's...
Whip Clark Statement on United Auto Workers and Big Three Negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) issued the following statement on the ongoing negotiatons between the United Auto Workers and the Big Three auto...
MassLive: 9/11 22nd Anniversary: What Mass. pols had to say about it
As the nation paused to remember the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania, Massachusetts' elected officials paid tribute to the fallen...
Roll Call: Top Democrats ready emergency child care cash infusion
A group of Democratic lawmakers, including Senate Appropriations Chair Patty Murray, D-Wash., are planning on introducing legislation this week that would provide $16 billion in funding for child...
Whip Clark: Regis College Child Care Funds at Risk
WESTON, MA - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) visited Regis College in Weston, MA, to hear from parents enrolled in the Regis College nursing program about the vital need for...