With website crashes, changing vaccine supply rules, racial disparities in vaccine distribution, and an unusual companion exception, the Massachusetts vaccine rollout is plagued with major issues,...
Wicked Local: Congress Members urge FAA to implement airplane noise mitigation program
Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts 5th, and Adam Smith, D-Washington 9th, sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Steve Dickson urging the agency to implement report...
Wicked Local: Assistant Speaker Clark votes to pass Equality Act
Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark, D-Massachusetts 5th, voted to pass the Equality Act, legislation that ensures all LGBTQIA Americans are granted the full protections guaranteed by federal civil...
Raw Story: ‘Ignorant and bigoted’ Marjorie Taylor Greene called out by Dem lawmaker in MSNBC interview
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) didn't hold back during an interview on MSNBC's "The Sunday Show," telling host Jonathan Capehart that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is every bit as "ignorant and...
Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Pass American Rescue Plan
House passes $1.9 trillion emergency package to support vaccinations and economic recovery for families, small businesses Massachusetts to receive $8.2 in state and local aid, over $2 billion for...
Framingham Source: Assistant Speaker Clark Votes to Pass American Rescue Plan
WASHINGTON DC - Early this morning, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to pass H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act, landmark, life-saving legislation that will provide urgently...
Assistant Speaker Clark Celebrates Passage of the Equality Act
Historic Legislation Guarantees Civil Rights Protections for LGBTQIA CommunityClark delivers floor remarks in support of Equality ActFebruary 25, 2021, Washington, D.C. — Today, Assistant Speaker...
Raw Story: Dems explode after GOP congressman says transgender people are an insult to God
During a House debate ahead of a vote on the passage of the Equality Act, which would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, Rep. Greg Steube (R-FL) took the floor and...
Roll Call: Mental health concerns overshadowed by Capitol Police Board questions
The opaque inner workings of the Capitol Police Board and what steps were taken on and before Jan. 6 overtook the intended focus of a Wednesday House hearing that was supposed to examine the mental...
Congressmembers Clark, Smith Urge FAA to Implement Airplane Noise Mitigation Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-05) and Adam Smith (WA-09) sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Administrator Steve Dickson urging the agency to...
Framingham Source: Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Wants FEMA To Support Commonwealth’s Request for Vaccination Center Pilot Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen...
Boston Globe: Pennsylvania man charged with threatening Representative Katherine Clark, Senator Richard Burr
A Pennsylvania man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges that he threatened two members of Congress: Representative Katherine Clark of Melrose and North Carolina Senator...
Concord Journal: Assistant Speaker Clark announces investment plan
Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark, 5th-Massachusetts, announced that Massachusetts would receive approximately $3.3 billion in emergency education funding through President Biden's American Rescue...
Needham Patch: Clark leads call for Baker to revise vax system
Congresswoman Katherine Clark, the fourth-ranking House Democrat, and several of her Massachusetts colleagues are calling Gov. Charlie Baker to create a centralized COVID-19 vaccine appointment...
WHAV: Failure of State Vaccination Website Brings Renewed Calls for Changes, Pre-Registration System
The failure of the state's vaccine appointment website yesterday brought renewed criticism of Massachusetts' vaccine rollout.Even Gov. Charlie Baker told "Boston Public Radio," "My hair's on fire...
Assistant Speaker Clark Highlights $3.3 Billion Investment in Education, Child Care Funding for Massachusetts in Biden Rescue Plan
House ready to vote next week on critical funding to support safe reopening of schools, stabilize child care systemMALDEN, MA — Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) announced that...
Framingham Source: Congresswoman Clark Highlights $3.3 Billion Investment in Education & Childcare Funding for Massachusetts
Today, February 18 Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-5) announced that Massachusetts would receive approximately $3.3 billion in emergency education funding through President Biden's American...
MassLive: Massachusetts COVID website crash ‘unacceptable’ in the ‘Brain State,’ lawmakers say
Members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation on Thursday repeated calls for a COVID-19 vaccination pre-registration list as the state opens the door to more appointments, describing the...
Boston.com: Charlie Baker responds to the Massachusetts delegation’s calls for a vaccine preregistration system
Gov. Charlie Baker says that his administration is looking at the possibility of a COVID-19 vaccine preregistration system in Massachusetts.But he also wishes that the state's congressional...
Eagle Tribune: Federal lawmakers support DiZoglio’s vaccine preregistration bill
BOSTON - Massachusetts' federal legislative delegation is calling on Gov. Charlie Baker to launch a pre-registration system for the COVID-19 vaccine, a push that comes on the heels of state Sen....