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...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Ensure the Right to Counsel
The Access to Counsel Act ensures that U.S. citizens, green card holders, and other individuals with legal status are able to consult with an attorney to help them understand their rights when...
Assistant Speaker Clark Applauds Passage of the NO BAN Act to Prohibit Religious-Based Discrimination
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted in support of the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act. This bill, led by Rep. Judy...
Public Radio of Armenia: Over 100 U.S. House Representatives urge President Biden to recognize the Armenian Genocide
A bipartisan group of 106 U.S. House Members today called on President Biden to "clearly and directly recognize the Armenian Genocide" in his upcoming April 24 statement, ending Turkey's foreign...
NBC Boston: ‘George Floyd Should Be Alive Today’: Local Lawmakers React to Chauvin Verdict
New England politicians reacted swiftly on social media Tuesday after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter in...
Statement from Assistant Speaker Clark on the Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict
Washington, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark released the following statement: "The horrifying murder of George Floyd that was witnessed by the world has been met with...
Marijuana Moment: U.S. House Approves Marijuana Banking Bill For Fourth Time, Setting Up Senate Consideration
The U.S. House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill to protect banks that service state-legal marijuana businesses from being penalized by federal regulators.After receiving an initial voice...
Wicked Local: Rep. Clark secures $8.8M in funding for Cambridge schools
Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05) announced Monday that the American Rescue Plan includes over $8,849,000 for the Cambridge Public School district, a portion of the over $3.1...
The Hill: Child care advocates seek to lock down $25 billion in new federal funding
Early childhood education advocates successfully secured billions of dollars in COVID-19 relief and now are lobbying for child care to stay in the final infrastructure package after President Biden...
Assistant Speaker Clark Lauds House Passage of the Workplace Violence Prevention Act
Washington, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted in support of the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, legislation to provide...
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clark Lauds Passage of Workplace Violence Prevention Act
WASHINGTON DC - Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) today, April 16, voted in support of the Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act, legislation to...