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More than 2 million adults across Massachusetts, representing over one-third of households, are unable to afford enough food or are uncertain where their next meal will come from, according to a study released Tuesday.
The No. 2 Democrat in the House of Representatives spoke with NBC10 Boston about a range of issues affecting people in Massachusetts, across the U.S. and internationally.
Rep. Katherine Clark, the House minority whip, reacted to a series of critical stories, including the ever-evolving Israel-Iran conflict.
"We want to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, and we also want to make sure that we do not become engulfed in that region, in a regional war," said Clark.
A new report is shedding light on the issue of food security in Massachusetts.
The report highlights the rising rates of food insecurity statewide, and with federal dollars on the chopping block, lawmakers Tuesday vowed to fight back.
The report is the fifth installment of the Greater Boston Food Bank and Mass General Brigham's food access report, unveiled at the MGH Revere Food Pantry.
John McCall has heard about the work that Congressman Thompson is doing for the hospitals in the delta and says he's grateful.
Congressman Bennie Thompson traveled throughout Mississippi to advocate for rural healthcare.
The visit highlighted the importance of protecting and expanding access to quality health care in underserved communities.
Accompanied by House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark from Massachusetts, Thompson made stops to Greenwood Leflore Hospital in Itta Bena, Ochsner Watkins Hospital in Quitman, Greenwood and Batesville to meet with local officials.
In a unified display of support for LGBTQ rights on President Donald Trump’s 100th day in office, congressional Democrats, including leadership from the U.S. House and U.S. Senate, reintroduced the Equality Act on Tuesday.
The legislation, which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity, codifying these protections into federal law in areas from jury service to housing and employment, faces an unlikely path to passage amid Republican control of both chambers of Congress along with the White House.
Congressional Democrats reintroduced the Equality Act on Tuesday, reviving a long-running effort to enshrine federal protections against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
A top Democratic leader was in the South Bay to tour schools and urge Congress not to cut critical school funding.
Katherine Clark, the House Minority Whip, joined Congressman Sam Liccardo in Campbell on Wednesday to visit with school children and teachers as they stress the importance of keeping federal funding for schools.
"The essential fabric that's holding our communities together and holding families together," Liccardo said of schools and education.
Democrats said the proposed cuts would severely impact economically disadvantaged children in the area
In a powerful show of support during Transgender Day of Visibility, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark from Massachusetts rallied with the Christopher Street Project and advocates at the National Mall. As a congress member and mother of a transgender daughter, Clark fiercely criticized Republican measures targeting trans Americans and the broader LGBTQ+ community.
Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA), the House minority whip, called out Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) after he accidentally admitted Republicans want to "cut Medicare."
During a Tuesday interview on CNBC, Cassidy was asked how Republicans would pay for the trillions of dollars in tax cuts that President Donald Trump has demanded.
"If you add all that up, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget said that that would cut revenue by somewhere between five and $11.2 trillion over the next 10 years," the CNBC host told the GOP senator.