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WASHINGTON, DC – Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement in response to Azerbaijan’s unprovoked escalation of violence against Armenia on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) announced that she has introduced the bipartisan Animal Violence Exposes Real Threat of (AVERT) Future Violence Act of 2022, a commonsense step towards understanding and responding to the link between animal cruelty and interpersonal violence.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted today to pass the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022, legislation to save lives by prohibiting the future sale of deadly semi-automatic weapons.
Legislation will bolster U.S. manufacturing, advance scientific innovation
“House Democrats will keep fighting for your freedom. This is about people over politics,” said Clark
Rise of youth mental health crisis further demonstrates the urgency of social and emotional support for students
Massachusetts has one of the nation’s highest counts of confirmed cases
“It is critical that HHS rapidly increases vaccine distribution, ensures equitable access, and engages state and local leaders in a comprehensive public health education campaign.”
MALDEN, MA – Today, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Project Bread, the state’s leading anti-hunger organization, for a Summer Eats stop at MacDonald Stadium. During the event, kids and teens received free lunch, a hot chicken sandwich, distributed from the Malden Public Schools’ (MPS) food truck.
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The House passed legislation largely along party lines Thursday that would federally protect an individual’s access to contraception and ensure health-care providers are not penalized for prescribing it, a response to the Supreme Court decision last month that reversed federal protections for abortion access.
The House passed legislation largely along party lines Thursday that would federally protect an individual’s access to contraception and ensure health-care providers are not penalized for prescribing it, a response to the Supreme Court decision last month that reversed federal protections for abortion access.
Today, July 15, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Katherine Clark (MA-5) voted to pass two critical pieces of legislation to protect access to abortion and those who are forced to travel to seek care.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved several marijuana reform amendments as part of a large-scale defense bill, including proposals to protect banks that work with state-legal cannabis businesses and allow U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to issue medical marijuana recommendations.
Just days after their big win in the U.S. Supreme Court, anti-abortionists and the radical right—who are often one and the same—are gearing up for their annual fight to ban federal Medicaid funding for abortion.
Bipartisan congressional lawmakers have filed a slew of drug policy reform amendments to a large-scale defense bill, including proposals to prohibit federal employment discrimination against veterans who use marijuana, provide funding for studies into psychedelics as therapeutics and allow U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) doctors to recommend medical cannabis to veterans.
President Joe Biden slammed the gunman who opened fire on an Independence Day parade in Illinois on Monday, leaving six dead and injuring at least two dozen others, and says there is still more work that needs done on gun reform.
Lawmakers and advocates are pushing President Biden to declare a national health emergency to increase financial resources and flexibility in states that continue to allow abortion access following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Framingham Source: Congresswoman Clark’s Maternal Mental Health Bill Passes House of Representatives
Today, June 22, Assistant Speaker of the U.S.