Legislation comes as Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders experience wave of physical, verbal, and online attacksWASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted today for the...
Assistant Speaker Clark Highlights Launch of the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program
Malden, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) highlighted the launch of the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program, a groundbreaking new program that will help...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Ensure Fair Workplaces for Pregnant Women
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to pass the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to establish pregnant workers' right to reasonable workplace...
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clark Votes For Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
WASHINGTON DC - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted today, May 14, to pass the bipartisan Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to establish pregnant workers' right to reasonable workplace...
Boston Globe: In bid to end COVID-19 unemployment boost, GOP misses the she-cession
All of the economy's 140,000 lost jobs in December were held by women.If you want to know why there is a so-called labor shortage, ask women.While Republicans and business groups blame...
Assistant Speaker Clark Calls for Permanent Expansion of the Child Tax Credit
94,300 Children in Massachusetts' Fifth District will benefit from the expanded and improved CTC in the American Rescue Plan MALDEN, MA - Today, Assistant Speaker Clark (MA-5) released new...
Assistant Speaker Clark Introduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill to Improve Health Equity for Kids
Clark was joined by Rep. Herrera-Butler and Sens. Bennet, Brown, Grassley, and Portman in introducing the Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker...
MassLive: Rep. Katherine Clark leads bipartisan push to help kids with serious health conditions get quicker out-of-state care
Rep. Katherine Clark is leading a renewed bipartisan push to bolster health equity by improving timely access to critical pediatric care when families must rely on out-of-state...
Assistant Speaker Clark Joins Fellow CAPAC Members in Commemorating Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Mental Health Day which is part of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month and Mental Health Awareness Month...
ICYMI: For Mother’s Day, Assistant Speaker Clark Makes the Case for the Care Economy in the Boston Globe
In the op-ed, Assistant Speaker Clark calls on Congress to pass the American Families Plan and American Jobs PlanMALDEN, M.A. - In case you missed it, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5)...
Boston Globe: A blueprint to fix the nation’s failing care sector
When I was first elected to Congress, in 2013, my children were 17, 13, and 11. My mother was suffering from Alzheimer's, and my father was living with the effects of a debilitating stroke.My...
Assistant Speaker Clark Meets with Restaurant Owners, Brewers to Discuss American Rescue Plan’s Restaurant Revitalization Grant
American Rescue Plan authorized $28.6 billion for restaurant relief in addition to Shuttered Venue grants, additional PPP loans Photos here. WALTHAM, MA - Yesterday, on May 6, 2021,...
Boston Globe: Bankruptcy judges and Congress must close the Sackler loophole
No region of this nation has been spared the steep emotional, physical, and financial toll of the opioid addiction epidemic, a crisis fueled in part by drugmaker Purdue Pharma's aggressive...
Boston Globe: Congresswoman Katherine Clark meets with small business owners about relief funds
Just over a year ago, Henry Manice and Naveen Pawar of Mighty Squirrel brewery were feeling giddy. Having recently opened their massive taproom in Waltham, they were putting the finishing touches on...
Statement from Assistant Speaker Clark on the April Jobs Report
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Clark released the below statement on the April Jobs Report:"The April Jobs Report confirms that there is more to do to help the American economy and...
WGBH: Members Of Mass. Congressional Delegation Request $100 Million For ‘Community Projects’
The nine Democratic members of the U.S. House from Massachusetts have requested a total of nearly $100 million in federal funding for local projects, ranging from education and human services to...
Framingham Source: Congresswoman Clark Includes Framingham In Her 10 Community Funded Submissions
RAMINGHAM - Congresswoman Kathryn Clark has submitted funding requests for 10 community projects in her 5th congressional district to the House Appropriations Committee, including funding for a...
Assistant Speaker Clark Joins CAPAC in Celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Washington, D.C. - May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which recognizes the history, contributions, and achievements of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. To...
Boston Globe: Biden’s universal preschool plan a ‘game-changer’ for Mass., but final version could look very different
President Biden's proposal for free, high-quality preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds would create powerful change in Massachusetts, one of the nation's most expensive child care markets,...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on the Army Report on the Murder of Vanessa Guillén
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05) released the following statement in response to the publication of a report detailing the facts of...