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...
Assistant Speaker Clark Statement on American Families Plan
Biden's transformative plan will invest in child care, pre-K, paid leave — Clark's major priorities WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Clark released the below statement in response to...
USA Today: For the first time, 2 women will share the dais with a president during a joint session of Congress. What female lawmakers told us about it
WASHINGTON - For the first time in history, two women will sit behind a president during an address to a joint session of Congress. The historic image during Joe Biden's...
Statement from Assistant Speaker Clark on President Biden’s Joint Address to Congress
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement following President Biden's Joint Address to Congress:"As our nation recovers and rebuilds from the...
Boston Globe: Will Biden’s first 100 days be his most successful 100 days?
WASHINGTON — President Biden reaches the 100-day mark of his administration on Thursday with much to boast about and even more to worry about.Since taking office, he has presided over a mass...
Assistant Speaker Clark Leads Call for Massive Investments in Early Education and Working Families
157 House Members join call for $12 billion for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) and increased funds for Early Childhood Programs under the Individuals with Disabilities Education...
Assistant Speaker Clark Applauds President Biden’s Recognition of the Armenian Genocide
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement in response to President Joe Biden's declaration that the Ottoman Empire's...
Boston: Elizabeth Warren and Katherine Clark press Joe Biden to up childcare funding in new plan
President Joe Biden is planning to unveil a new bill next week to invest hundreds of billions of dollars in childcare, paid leave, and education.According to Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Katherine...
Clark, Warren Lead Colleagues in Urging Biden Administration to Invest $700 Billion in Universal Child Care in the American Families Plan
Washington, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led the call for the Biden administration to include at least $700 billion over the next...
19th*: Elizabeth Warren to reintroduce $700 billion universal child care proposal
That investment, far more than what Biden has indicated he will seek, has support from other progressive lawmakers, per a letter shared first with The 19th.Sen. Elizabeth Warren will reintroduce a...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes for D.C. Statehood
D.C. statehood is a voting rights, racial justice issue WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to pass the Washington, D.C. Admission Act, legislation to make...