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Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.), the No. 2 House Democrat, slammed the GOP-backed voting bill that the House is set to vote on this week, claiming it was meant to suppress a major Democratic-leaning voting bloc: women.
“This is not about protecting our elections. Republicans are not truly afraid of noncitizens voting, which we all know is already illegal, already grounds for deportation,” Clark said at a press conference, flanked by fellow members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC).
“They’re afraid of women voting,” she added.
More than 40 Democratic lawmakers on Monday requested that the inspector general for the Homeland Security Department, which is led by an official who has previously been the subject of substantiated misconduct complaints, expedite its reviews of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s and Customs and Border Protection’s operations.
Amid the partial government shutdown, we hear from House Minority Whip Rep. Katherine Clark, D-Mass., about funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:
So what does accountability in the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement program look like to the people who are holding up government funding to try to get it? We'll ask Representative Katherine Clark from Massachusetts. As minority whip, she is the No. 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives, and she is with us now. Good morning, Representative. Thanks for joining us.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A pair of congressional Democrats spent Friday morning in West Palm Beach discussing the widespread impact of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies on Palm Beach County communities.
Representative Lois Frankel and House Minority Whip Katherine Clark met with immigration advocates, local government leaders, clergy members and other community stakeholders to address concerns about how immigration enforcement affects not just immigrant families, but the entire Palm Beach County community.
Local, state, and national leaders are calling for a change in immigration enforcement alongside local advocates and community leaders right here in Palm Beach County.
The roundtable conversation featured Rep. Lois Frankel, Florida Senate Minority Leader Lori Berman, House Democratic WHIP Katherine Clark, and Palm Beach County Commissioner Joel Flores.
They were joined by local school leaders, immigration outreach services, religious leaders, and an immigration attorney.
Community members said immigration enforcement has negatively impacted families and economies.
During a press briefing on Thursday, Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) celebrated the House voting to extend ACA credits.
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It has been half a decade since the Capitol was stormed by protesters, an event that shook the nation to its core. Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark reminds us of the day that could have very well redefined American democracy. In a statement marking five years since the January 6th insurrection, Clark doesn’t mince words as she recalls the violence and terror utilized by a mob, incited by then-President Donald Trump. Clark's comments, a stark reminder of that day's gravity, frame the insurrection as an attempt to subvert the democratic process and cling to power.
Representative Katherine Clark (D-MA) joined Joe Mathieu on 'Balance of Power' to discuss the Affordable Care Act subsidies deadline and the discharge petition with 214 signatures among House members. She also talks about the White House's briefing with Congressional leaders on the boat strikes in Venezuela, calling the briefing 'both long overdue and highly disappointing.' (Source: Bloomberg)
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