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Katherine Clark

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Katherine Marlea Clark is a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Massachusetts's 5th congressional district since 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she has held various leadership roles within the party, including serving as the Assistant Speaker of the House. Clark has focused on issues such as education, healthcare, and women's rights throughout her tenure in Congress. She has been an advocate for policies aimed at supporting families and addressing economic disparities.

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Jan 10, 2019

She cannot obtain the statement from OPM regarding her pension right now because they are closed. This jeopardizes her living situation. We must reopen government and then resolve our differences about how we address border security…

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Jan 10, 2019

I thank the gentleman from North Carolina for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I have to agree with my colleagues today. This is not the bill that the House approved or that has everything that we have worked on our subcommittee to get into law to…

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Jun 27, 2018

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from Massachusetts will be postponed. Amendment No. 16 Offered by Mr. Crawford The Acting…

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Jun 27, 2018

I urge adoption of this amendment, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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Jun 27, 2018

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Page 32, line 23, after the dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $14,364,000) (increased by $14,364,000)''…

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Jun 22, 2018

I thank the ranking member for yielding and for all his work on this issue and continuing to underscore the need to actually fund access to healthcare so that we can curb this horrible epidemic in a meaningful way. One of the many factors…

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Jun 12, 2018

I thank the gentleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5102, the Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act. As families at home know too well, our country is in the midst of a devastating public health…

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Mar 20, 2018

So the bill that has been introduced by Congresswoman Clark and Congressman Rogers and is being cosponsored in this committee by Mr. Guthrie and myself, we create a pretty creative loan repayment program for substance use disorder…

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Mar 20, 2018

Participants in this program could receive up to $250,000 in loan forgiveness if they agree to work as a substance use disorder treatment professional in an area that is most in need of their services.

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Mar 20, 2018

H.R. 502, the Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act, introduced by Representative Katherine Clark, authorizes a robust loan repayment program.

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Mar 20, 2018

80 percent of Americans with opioid addiction do not receive treatment

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Mar 19, 2018

I would say that your budget justification is somewhat of a study in contradictions.

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Mar 19, 2018

Your only policy proposal is to raise the rents.

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Mar 19, 2018

There are only 38 units available for every 100 extremely low-income people.

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Mar 19, 2018

I know that you must share our concern about the reports of sexual harassment, sexual assault at the academy.

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Mar 19, 2018

I know you understand very well the importance of having new ships.

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Mar 19, 2018

And I want to continue on the maritime topic. And I do thank you for your commitment to the State maritime academies.

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Mar 19, 2018

Thank you for being here, Mr. Secretary.

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Mar 6, 2018

This is the final amendment to the bill, which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. If adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage, as amended. My amendment is a commonsense measure that protects the…

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Dec 6, 2017

Next week is the fifth-year anniversary of the horrific shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. For a brief moment, it looked like we would actually honor those victims by voting on a bill that would improve…

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Nov 15, 2017

He should not have been surprised. Corporations are already sitting on record amounts of cash while generations of hardworking Americans have had to pay for tax experiments like this based on disproven economic theories. Let's not repeat…

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Nov 15, 2017

I thank our ranking member for yielding and for all of his incredible work on this bill. Mr. Speaker, we were promised tax reform, but that is not what we are seeing in this bill. In fact, you don't have to dig far into this 429- page bill…

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Nov 9, 2017

Due to a prior family obligation, I was unable to vote on the following four rollcall votes. I would like the record to reflect how I would have voted. Rollcall No. 619--``Yes.'' Rollcall No. 620--``No.'' Rollcall No. 621--``Yes.''…

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Nov 2, 2017

DREAMers are young people who are fighting to give back to the only country they have ever known as home. They are not political bargaining chips, and they didn't ask to be at the center of this immigration debate. They were brought here…

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Oct 3, 2017

Today I rise for Emilia. This is her story: Eighteen years ago, Emilia was pregnant with her second child. She was happily married, financially secure, and eager to welcome a new baby into her family. After Emilia's baby was diagnosed with…

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