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Whip Clark Joins Pride Flag Raising Ceremony in Medford

By Bean Town Times Report | Jun 7, 2023

Yesterday, to kick off Pride Month, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined LGBTQI+ advocates, students, local leaders, and city officials at a Pride flag raising ceremony in Medford.

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Pressley Files Amendment to Debt Ceiling Bill to Protect Student Borrowers, Preserve Payment Pause

By Bean Town Times Report | Jun 7, 2023

Strikes Harmful Provision to Restart Student Debt Payments

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Whip Clark Celebrates Belmont Farmers' Market Grand Opening

By Bean Town Times Report | Jun 6, 2023

On June 1, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined advocates to celebrate the opening of the Belmont Farmers’ Market and discuss efforts to combat food insecurity across the Commonwealth.

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Whip Clark Statement on Pride Month 2023

By Bean Town Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement to mark the beginning of Pride Month.

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Rep. Pressley’s Statement on Debt Ceiling Bill

By Bean Town Times Report | Jun 5, 2023

On June 1, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement regarding her vote against H.R. 3746.

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Pressley Files Amendment to Debt Ceiling Bill to Protect Student Borrowers, Preserve Payment Pause

By Bean Town Times Report | Jun 4, 2023

On May 30, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) filed an amendment to H.R. 3746, legislation to raise the debt ceiling, to protect student loan borrowers and preserve the Biden Administration’s pause on federal student loan payments.

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Whip Clark: Democrats Are the “adults in the Room”

By Bean Town Times Report | Jun 3, 2023

On May 31, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8), Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33), and Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu (CA-36) for a press conference ahead of tonight’s House vote on the Bipartisan Budget Agreement. Below is a transcript of her remarks.

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Bean Town Times area weekly mass times

By Bean Town Times | Jun 3, 2023

The following parishes in the Bean Town Times coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

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Whip Clark Statement on Passage of Bipartisan Budget Agreement

By Bean Town Times Report | Jun 2, 2023

Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) issued the following statement on the passage of the Bipartisan Budget Agreement.

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Whip Clark Statement on Memorial Day

By Bean Town Times Report | Jun 1, 2023

Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) issued the following statement in observance of Memorial Day.

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Mayor Wu and Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Announce the Cannabis Empowerment Series

By Bean Town Times Report | Jun 1, 2023

The Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion will host a weeklong series of business workshops focused on entering the cannabis industry.

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Pressley Slams Gop Effort to Deny Urgently Needed Student Debt Relief

By Bean Town Times Report | May 31, 2023

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) issued the following statement slamming Republicans’ harmful effort to overturn President Biden’s student debt relief, including his debt cancellation plan

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Pressley Affirms Impact & Legality of President’s Student Debt Cancellation Plan

By Bean Town Times Report | May 31, 2023

On May 24, on the House Floor, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) delivered a powerful speech in support of President Biden’s plan to cancel student debt, which would benefit millions of people across the country

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Whip Clark Joins Local Veterans, Seniors, and Educators to Condemn GOP-manufactured Default Crisis

By Bean Town Times Report | May 31, 2023

On May 26, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) was joined by local veterans, seniors, educators, and city officials to speak out against the impossible choice that extremist Republicans are presenting to the American people: devastating cuts or a devastating default

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Pressley, Waters Urge Hud to Prohibit Use of Racially Biased Surveillance Technology in Federally Assisted Housing

By Bean Town Times Report | May 31, 2023

On May 26, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Financial Services Committee, and Congresswoman Maxine Waters, the top Democrat on the Committee, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, urging the agency to put an end to the use of biometric technology, such as facial recognition, in federally assisted housing for the purposes of surveilling residents.

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Pressley, Waters Urge Hud to Prohibit Use of Racially Biased Surveillance Technology in Federally Assisted Housing

By Bean Town Times Report | May 31, 2023

People of Color More Likely to be Inaccurately Identified, Wrongfully Penalized

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The Mary Eliza Project: Ward 18 Voter Records Now Available

By Bean Town Times Report | May 31, 2023

In Boston's Ward 4, over 1900 women registered to vote in 1920.

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During AAPI Heritage Month, Pressley Unveils Bill to Name Post Office in Honor of Local AAPI Activist

By Bean Town Times Report | May 31, 2023

Caroline Chang Was an Activist and Leader in Boston’s Chinatown Community

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"This Bloodshed is a Choice": Whip Clark Condemns Gop Inaction on Uvalde Anniversary

By Bean Town Times Report | May 30, 2023

On May 24, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) took to the House Floor to mark the first anniversary of the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas, mourn the thousands of Americans shot and killed in the year since, and demand that Republicans join Democrats to save lives from gun violence

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"Put the American People First": Whip Clark Slams Gop-manufactured Default Crisis

By Bean Town Times Report | May 30, 2023

On May 23, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined fellow House Democrats, veterans, families, and local lawmakers to speak out against the MAGA Republican default crisis at a rally outside of the U.S. Capitol. Below are her remarks