WASHINGTON, D.C. - Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement after the House's passage of the Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization: "With this...
Politico: The House just passed a defense bill with controversial abortion, LGBTQ measures. It doesn’t stand a chance in the Senate.
House Republicans united to narrowly pass major defense policy legislation on Friday that restricts the Pentagon policies on abortion access, medical care for transgender troops and diversity in a...
CBS: Defense bill’s passage threatened by abortion amendment, limits on Ukraine funding
The House adopted a controversial amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act that would ban the Pentagon from covering travel expenses for service members seeking abortions,...
Malden Advocate: Whip Clark Celebrates Disability Pride Month, Federal Investment in Special Education Services
Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) recognized Disability Pride Month with a tour of Perkins School for the Blind's Watertown Campus. Alongside students and faculty members, Whip Clark discussed...
NYT: House to Vote on Abortion Access for Military, Bowing to the Far Right
The House is set to vote on Thursday on whether to limit abortion access, bar transgender services and end diversity training for military personnel, part of a series of major changes that...
The Hill: Top House Democrats vow ‘no’ votes on defense bill
The top three Democrats in the House announced late Thursday night that they will vote against the annual defense bill, signaling that a large chunk of the Democratic Caucus will oppose the...
“This Bill Has Been Transformed into an Extremist Manifesto”: Whip Clark Denounces MAGA Take Over of the NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) appeared on CNN This Morning to discuss the MAGA Republican hijacking of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024 (NDAA). Whip...
CNN: House adopts controversial amendments as defense bill passage hangs in the balance
The House voted Thursday evening to adopt several controversial amendments pushed by conservative hardliners to a critical national defense bill as the fate of the must-pass legislation...
Joint Democratic Leadership Statement on National Defense Authorization Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement: "Extreme MAGA Republicans have...
NYT: Defense Bill’s Fate Teeters After G.O.P. Wedges In Social Issues
The fate of the annual defense bill was in doubt on Friday, after Republicans loaded the legislation with a raft of conservative social policy restrictions limiting access to abortions, gender...
“That’s not national security. That’s tyranny.”: Whip Clark Condemns GOP Anti-Abortion Amendments to NDAA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to condemn House Republicans' inclusion of a devastating anti-abortion amendment to the National Defense...
Whip Clark Welcomes Maynard to MA-5
MAYNARD, MA — On Monday, July 10, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) met with state officials and community members at Maynard's Assabet Co-op Market to tour the newly-opened community space and...
Patch: Barnstable County Sheriff Supports New Call For Assault Weapons Ban
Law enforcement officials from Massachusetts were joined by others across the country in adding their names to a new call for an assault weapons ban.Barnstable County Sheriff Donna Buckley was one...
Whip Clark Statement on June Inflation Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' June 2023 inflation report showing that inflation has fallen to...
Courier-Journal: As UPS-Teamsters impasse continues, what politicians are saying
With negotiations between UPS and the Teamsters halted, the union is poised to begin the largest single-employer strike in American history Aug. 1.Both UPS and the Teamsters say the other group...
Whip Clark Statement Celebrating the Biden-Harris Administration’s Latest Action to Lower Child Care Costs, Support Providers
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) issued the following statement on the Biden-Harris Administration's action to lower the cost of child care for 80,000 families...
Boston Globe: Don’t let an assault weapon end another life. Ban assault weapons.
Gun violence continues to ravage our country, with mass shootings of four or more people daily, and shootings are now the leading cause of death for children in America. Moreover, 2023 is on pace to...
Whip Clark Celebrates Disability Pride Month, Federal Investment in Special Education Services
WATERTOWN, MA — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) recognized Disability Pride Month with a tour of Perkins School for the Blind's Watertown Campus. Alongside students and faculty...
World Socialist Web Site: Teamsters promote strike-breaking Democrats as UPS contract nears expiration
The contract for 340,000 UPS workers is set to expire at the end of the month. Last week, the Teamsters announced that talks between the company and union negotiators had "collapsed" and...
Boston Magazine: Just What Is Marty Walsh up to, Anyway?
The Seaport Hotel, attached to the World Trade Center, feels like an anchor to an older Boston amid the dizzying swirl of change along the waterfront. So it was, perhaps, an appropriate venue...