On June 14, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Representative Kathy Manning (NC-6), Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), and Members of Congress for a press conference to reintroduce the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would codify the fundamental right to contraception, which the Supreme Court first recognized more than half a century ago in Griswold v. Connecticut. Below is a transcript of her remarks.
On June 13, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined House Gun Violence Prevention Task Force Chair Mike Thompson (CA-4), Vice Chair Lucy McBath (GA-7), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, and advocates for a press conference announcing three discharge petitions seeking to bring gun violence prevention legislation to the House Floor.
In the 2021-22 school year, 47.7% of the 76,728 students enrolled in Suffolk County were considered Hispanic, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
In the 2021-22 school year, 63.5% of the 98,678 students enrolled in Norfolk County were considered white, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Toast, Inc., which is based in Boston, earned a score of 95 in a ranking that evaluates the corporate non-discrimination policies based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”
Wayfair-based Wayfair was awarded a score of 100 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation based on a review of the company’s policies barring discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.
A new “Corporate Equality Index” study examining companies’ policies on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protections gave Boston-based Suffolk Construction Company, Inc. a score of 75.
Rue Gilt Groupe-based Rue Gilt Groupe was awarded a score of 100 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation based on a review of the company’s policies barring discrimination against LGBTQ individuals.
A new “Corporate Equality Index” study examining companies’ policies on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity” protections gave Boston-based Logmein, Inc. a score of 90.
Publicis Sapient, which is based in Boston, earned a score of 100 in a ranking that evaluates the corporate non-discrimination policies based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.”
With the current housing crisis, there is a shortage of rental homes that are affordable and available to low-income households, especially those with incomes at or below the poverty line.
Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-2), Stephen Lynch (MA-8), Bill Keating (MA-9), Seth Moulton (MA-6), Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), and Lori Trahan (MA-3) in sending a letter to Brent Parton, Acting Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), urging DOL to work with Massachusetts to find a solution to the over withdrawal of federal unemployment insurance (UI) funds that occurred during the Baker administration.
On June 7, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA), and Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Bill Keating (MA-09), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Lori Trahan (MA-03) sent a letter to Brent Parton, Acting Assistant Secretary of Employment and Training Administration at the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), urging DOL to work with Massachusetts to find a solution to the over withdrawal of federal unemployment insurance (UI) funds that occurred during the Baker Administration.
Last month, U.S. Representative Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) led a letter with U.S. Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Rashida Tlaib (MI-12) urging U.S. Secretrary of the Treasury Janet Yellen to prioritize the design and implementation of anonymity and privacy features as the Treasure Department moves forward in examining the responsible developmenbt of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDB).