The bipartisan infrastructure bill signed into law this week by President Joe Biden promises to spread billions of dollars in new funding across the country for projects to improve transportation...
Assistant Speaker Clark, Murray Reintroduce BE HEARD in the Workplace Act to Address Workplace Harassment
Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and...
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clark Re-Introduces BE HEARD Act To Address Workplace Harassment
Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5), Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI), and...
Ms. Magazine: First Federal Legislation on Workplace Harassment and Discrimination Reintroduced in Congress: “No More Silence, No More Complacency”
On Wednesday, the first comprehensive federal legislation on workplace harassment and discrimination was reintroduced in Congress. The Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and...
MSNBC: Rep. Clark: Democrats are the ones stepping up, meeting the needs of people
Assistant Speaker, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., discusses the possibility of a House vote on Build Back Better this week.---Original story HERE
Chestnut Post: Rep. Katherine Clark: Democrats Are The Ones Stepping Up
Assistant Speaker, Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., discusses the possibility of a House vote on Build Back Better this week. --- Original story HERE Click play to view the video or follow this link...
Roll Call: House reconciliation vote could slip to Saturday
A House vote on the Democratic reconciliation package could stretch into the weekend to await an official cost estimate from the Congressional Budget Office, senior Democrats said Monday night.The...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on Enactment of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement after President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into...
HuffPost: This Is What It’s Really Like To Be 4 Weeks Postpartum
The first time I gave birth, I was in labor for 23 hours. My daughter was sunny-side-up, positioned head-down but facing my stomach, her skull pressing against my lower spine. I was in intense pain...
Finance and Commerce: U.S.-funded child care closer to reality
Women—and some men—in Congress have been fighting for government child care assistance for almost 80 years. With President Joe Biden's $1.85 trillion social services package, they are as close as...
People’s World: Affordable child care closer than ever, but only if Build Back Better passes
Women—and some men—in Congress have been fighting for government child care assistance for almost 80 years. With President Joe Biden's $1.85 trillion social services package, they are as close as...
Associated Press: US-funded child care aid nearing reality with Biden bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women—and some men—in Congress have been fighting for government child care assistance for almost 80 years. With President Joe Biden's $1.85 trillion social services...
Fox2Detroit: Congresswomen Lawrence, Dingell read to preschoolers to highlight importance of early childhood education
Congresswomen Brenda Lawrence and Debbie Dingell read to Metro Detroit preschoolers Monday to highlight the importance of investing in early childhood education.U.S. Speaker of the House Katherine...
Money Talk News: Bill Would Protect Older Job Seekers From Discrimination
The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act of 2021 on Nov. 4 by a vote of 224-200, with seven Republicans supporting the legislation. It heads to the Senate...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on Passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, Advancement of Build Back Better Act
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement on the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the progress made to pass the...
Boston Herald: Massachusetts delegation, minus one, votes for federal infrastructure bill
After a tense, drawn out negotiation period on Capitol Hill to pass a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, it succeeded late Friday night — though not all Massachusetts House members voted in...
Political Wire: How the Deal Happened
House Democrats broke a monthslong fever Friday that has imperiled their entire domestic agenda, thanks to a truce from moderates and liberals brokered to advance more than $2 trillion in party...
Clark Releases New Data on the Child Tax Credit’s Impact on Massachusetts Families
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) highlighted a new fact sheet from the Joint Economic Committee that outlines how the Democrats' Child Tax Credit...
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clark Releases New Data On Child Tax Credit’s Impact on Massachusetts Families
Today, November 5, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) highlighted a new fact sheet from the Joint Economic Committee that outlines how the Democrats' Child Tax Credit (CTC) is...
Clark Celebrates House Passage of Legislation to Protect Older Job Applicants
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Assistant Speaker Clark (MA-5) celebrated the passage of the Protect Older Job Applicants (POJA) Act, legislation to protect older job applicants from age discrimination...