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Elected leaders who hailed the reopening of the state’s second freestanding birth center earlier this year may have celebrated prematurely.
The Cambridge Health Alliance Birth Center, which closed in March 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, was scheduled to reopen on July 6 with the aim of welcoming 100 babies in the first year. CHA said the center would serve all patients but have a “special focus on vulnerable and underserved populations who will benefit most from midwifery care and a birth center experience.”
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) appeared on CNN News Central to call out Republicans for refusing to rein in AI and highlight Democrats’ fight to lower costs for working people. Below are excerpts of the conversation.
On Republicans Refusing to Put Guardrails on AI:
"We should be here in DC — where I am today — but there are no Republicans around working on this very issue.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33) for a press availability on House Democrats’ fight for an affordable America and Republicans’ refusal to lower costs for working families. Below are excerpts of her remarks:
On Republicans Making Life More Expensive:
"We have 47 days 'til we have a referendum on 47's economic failure.
Journalist and activist Gloria Steinem dedicated her life to fighting for women's rights, from reproductive freedom to workplace equality.
Now, after her death at age 92, notable figures from politics to pop culture are offering their remembrances — and personal thanks — to the feminist icon. They're also vowing to continue her work.
Governor Maura Healey criticized the Trump administration’s proposal to scale back regulations for the federally funded Head Start child-care program, calling it “reckless and wrongheaded” on Wednesday.
The rollback would result in more children being turned away from free child care, she said, as well as less well-trained teachers and a reduction in medical screenings, mental health services, and other support for low-income families.
In reaction to a proposal for a major overhaul to the federal Head Start program by the Trump administration, Gov. Maura Healey and three members of the Massachusetts federal delegation are calling on the president to reverse the newly proposed standards they say will “dismantle” the program in the Bay State.
MALDEN, MA — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll alongside local educators, parents, and care advocates at ABCD Head Start Malden to denounce the Trump administration's continued effort to dismantle the Head Start program and make life harder for working families. Below is a transcript of her remarks:
MALDEN, MA — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) appeared on MS NOW's On the Line with Alicia Menendez to discuss House Democrats’ agenda: lowering costs, protecting healthcare, and holding the crooks accountable. Below are excerpts of the conversation.
On Trump's Reckless War in Iran:
The Congressional Equality Caucus said Monday that 179 members of Congress, including 13 senators, had signed a brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve Colorado’s power to prevent publicly funded preschools from denying admission to children because they or their parents are LGBTQ+.
BIDDEFORD, Maine — Massachusetts Rep. Katherine Clark and other high-ranking Democrats held a hearing in Maine on Monday about the killing of a man by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement
officer last month, raising questions about the agency's actions and the information it used during the operation.
Federal investigators said ICE officers opened fire when Johan Sebastian Duran Guerrero, a Colombian husband and father, drove his car toward an officer.