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June 4, 2024

House Democrats are launching a discharge petition on Tuesday aimed at forcing a vote on legislation to protect access to contraception, according to multiple sources familiar with the plans.

Why it matters: It's part of a broader push by Democrats to put abortion rights, contraception and fertility services at the political fore as the 2024 election heats up.

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June 4, 2024

House Democrats on Tuesday plan to go on the offensive on reproductive rights, with an announcement that they will seek to force a vote on legislation to codify the right to birth control access nationwide.

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May 30, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement: 

“In America, no person is above the law — regardless of wealth, fame, or position. That value underpins our democracy. 


May 23, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, as Americans mark Mental Health Awareness Month, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) introduced the Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Act and the Trauma-Informed Schools Act — two comprehensive, bicameral bills that address America's youth mental health crisis.

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May 23, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement: 

"Justice Alito has displayed flags at his homes that support insurrection against our government, promote religious nationalism, and attack free and fair elections.


May 20, 2024

MALDEN, MA — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Malden Mayor Gary Christenson, MA Energy & Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper, MassDEP Commissioner Bonnie Heiple, and other Massachusetts leaders to celebrate $1.4 million in Infrastructure Law funding that will replace lead

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May 13, 2024

When House Democrats narrowly lost their majority in 2022, they did not expect to be the party that saved a Republican speaker from banishment.

But in the topsy-turvy world of today’s House, Democrats on Wednesday evening rode to the rescue of a conservative congressman turned speaker and cemented their status as co-rulers of a deeply dysfunctional lower chamber in the process.

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May 10, 2024

Clark rolls out Citizen Cosponsor website as nationwide call to action

Business leaders, advocacy groups, and labor unions announce support as Citizen Cosponsors

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May 10, 2024

After failing to move a GOP-led Congress last year to reup federal assistance for childcare centers, US Representative Katherine Clark is turning to the business community for help in making her case.

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May 8, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ahead of Mother’s Day, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined DWC Vice Chairs Nikema Williams (GA-5) and Teresa Leger Fernandez (NM-3), Rep.

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