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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the following statement after Congresswoman Annie Kuster (NH-2) announced that she will retire from the House at the end of the 118th Congress: |
MALDEN, MA — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark released the following statement on the Biden-Harris Administration’s announcement of new actions to support child care businesses:
The House Democratic whip said Thursday that Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is free to invite the Israeli prime minister to address Congress, but argued the greater show of support for Israel would be to vote on a foreign-aid package awaiting action in the House.
“There is one group in Congress that is holding up that national security supplement that is needed, desperately, by the people of Ukraine and so many of our other allies. And that is the House GOP,” Rep. Katherine Clark (Mass.) told reporters in the Capitol.
Speaker Mike Johnson got Democratic help to pass a $78 billion tax bill. He did the same on a bill that could ban TikTok. He did it on three stopgap government spending bills. And he’s about to do it again on his second federal funding deal in one month.
The Republican Study Committee has released its proposed 2025 budget which would take an ax to major elements of the social safety net, healthcare system, and civil rights, while affecting nearly every American, either now or in the future.
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Graves (LA) #8 – Limits the authorization for certain linear infrastructure projects if Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credit costs exceed CBO projections FAILED 99-323
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined the Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) for a press conference to mark Equal Pay Day, which symbolizes how far into the year women must work to earn what men did in 2023.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) released the below statement following President Joe Biden’s State of the Union Address: