In 1787, upon exiting the Constitutional Convention, Benjamin Franklin was approached by a group of people who asked him what kind of government the delegates had created. His answer: "A republic,...
The Hill: Top House Democrat urges Senate to abolish filibuster to pass voting rights on Jan. 6 anniversary
A top House Democrat is calling on the Senate to abolish the filibuster in order to pass federal voting rights legislation, pointing to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol as reason why election...
MetroWest News: ‘Let’s get to work together.’ Charlie Sisitsky sworn in as Framingham mayor
FRAMINGHAM — He's long been referred to as simply "Charlie," but as of New Year's Day he now goes by another name: Mayor.Charlie Sisitsky was officially sworn in Saturday as the city's second mayor...
Boston Globe: Cleaning up America’s lead water pipes
In 2014, Flint, Mich. became a national headline. After the city began supplying residents with water from the Flint River, families and businesses began to notice that the water from their taps...
Framingham Source: Congresswoman Clark Urges Government To Protect Families With Projected 30% Increase in Heating Costs Forecasted
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) led a bicameral letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the ongoing...
Public Now: Feinstein, Reed, Clark, Bicameral Group Urge HHS To Help Protect Families This Winter During Energy Crisis
Washington - Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senator Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Representative Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) and a bicameral group of their colleagues in urging the...
Clark, Reed Lead Letter Urging HHS to Protect Families This Winter During Energy Crisis
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) and Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) led a bicameral letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to address the ongoing...
Tilamook Headlight Herald: Youth Mental Health: New federal effort for needed resources
Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark recently announced the introduction of the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, legislation that would greatly...
Chestnut Post: Massachusetts congresswomen Katherine Clark, Ayanna Pressley advocate for Build Back Better Act
Democrats are furiously trying to get President Joe Biden's legislation that would expand the nation's social safety net after it was derailed by a member of their own party. --- Original story HERE...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Democratic Women’s Caucus Statement on Senator Joe Manchin’s Comments on Build Back Better
Washington, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined the Democratic Women's Caucus (DWC) in a joint response to Senator Joe Manchin's (D-WV) comments that he...
Boston Herald: ‘We do not accept no’: Ayanna Pressley, Katherine Clark continue pushing Build Back Better after Joe Manchin says no
U.S. Reps. Ayanna Pressley and Katherine Clark say they're not backing down after West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin blew up the $2 trillion Build Back Better Act over the weekend.The Democratic...
Cambridge Patch: MA Delegation Tour Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee
CAMBRIDGE, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) toured the Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee (CEOC) to highlight the federal funding...
Clark, Pressley Tour Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Call for Build Back Better Act Passage and Extension of the Child Tax Credit
Representatives toured the food pantry and met with staff, families supported by the Child Tax CreditCAMBRIDGE, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Congresswoman Ayanna...
Framingham Patch: Clark on the Commonwealth’s Expansion of Child Care Grants
FRAMINGHAM, MA - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark released the following statement on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' announcement that it would be expanding and extending the Commonwealth...
Public Now: Clark, Pressley Tour Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Call For Build Back Better Act Passage And Extension Of The Child Tax Credit
Representatives toured the food pantry and met with staff, families supported by the Child Tax CreditCAMBRIDGE, MA- Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley...
Malden Patch: Clark on the Commonwealth’s Expansion of Child Care Grants
MALDEN, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark released the following statement on the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' announcement that it would be expanding and extending the...
Assistant Speak Clark Votes to Combat Global Islamophobia
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to pass the Combating International Islamophobia Act, legislation to address the rise in incidents of Islamophobia worldwide....
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clark Votes To Combat Global Islamophobia
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to pass the Combating International Islamophobia Act,...
The Swellesley Report: Gulp! Wellesley water bills could rise 60% due to PFAS
Wellesley Special Town Meeting approved an article in October that paved the way for the Department of Public Works to set up a $1.5M interim solution to address PFAS chemicals in the town's...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Senator Merkley Introduce Legislation to Put Mental Health Counselors in Every K-12 School in America
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) and Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) introduced the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act, bicameral legislation to help fill...