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...
Boston.com: Mass. politicians react to Supreme Court’s blow to LGBTQ rights in Christian web designer ruling
Gov. Maura Healey: ‘Freedom isn't using the First Amendment as license to shut your doors on LGBTQ+ customers'"This decision is deeply disappointing and yet another example of the Supreme Court's...
Boston Globe: Political leaders, educators, legal analysts react to Supreme Court’s affirmative action decision
Lawmakers, advocates, and educators across Massachusetts on Thursday condemned the Supreme Court ruling striking down affirmative action in college admissions, while supporters hailed...
CBS: Democrats discuss Supreme Court reform after affirmative action ruling
Many Democrats quickly criticized Thursday's affirmative action decision, including President Biden and Vice President Harris. Massachusetts Democratic Congresswoman and House Minority Whip...
MassLive: Mass. officials say SCOTUS student loan forgiveness ruling ‘must not be the last word’
Massachusetts officials are hoping the Supreme Court ruling on student loan forgiveness isn't the "last word.""Today's decision is a judicial attack on the millions of student loan borrowers who...
Whip Clark Celebrates Biden-Harris Investing in America Agenda, Expanded Internet Access in Massachusetts
REVERE, MA — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) celebrated the Biden-Harris Administation's Investing in America agenda and expansion of access to affordable, reliable,...
Whip Clark Statement on Supreme Court Decision Undermining Equality for LGBTQIA+ Americans
REVERE, MA — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in 303 Creative L.L.C. v. Elenis: "It is a sad day in America. The...
Whip Clark Statement on Supreme Court Decision Regarding Affirmative Action
REVERE, MA — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision in Students for Fair Admissions v. President and Fellows of Harvard...