Katherine Clark

These commonsense, bipartisan reforms provide us with a strong foundation to continue working to improve the law.

Through a bipartisan effort led by Representatives Glenn Thompson and Katherine Clark, this committee unanimously approved legislation to strengthen CTE.

I thank the gentlewoman from Colorado for all her leadership. We are barely 6 weeks into this new Congress and the Republicans are back at it again, attacking comprehensive health care for American women. The regulation under attack says…

I thank the gentlewoman for yielding. Republicans today are asking us to spend more than $1.5 million to conduct a radical, dangerous inquisition that targets and intimidates private citizens. To satisfy their seemingly unquenchable…

With the enactment of ESSA we have the opportunity to create a more equitable system of public education.

Let me be clear: enforcement of the supplement not supplant requirement is the responsibility of Department, and it is my expectation - and the expectation of House Democrats - that the Secretary fulfill his responsibility to set an…

If that method results in shortchanging Title I schools, it seems pretty clear that is not Title I neutral.

One of the most important aspects of the ESSA is its focus on equity.

I am pleased to yield 1 minute to the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Adams).

I am pleased to yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from California (Mrs. Davis).

This Republican Congress has left this Chamber early without addressing a public health crisis in this country called gun violence. The Republican Congress may find comfort in remaining silent, in doing the bidding of the gun lobby, in…

I thank the gentlewoman from Colorado for yielding and for all her work in this area. Mr. Speaker, the bill before us today would allow a woman's boss to decide what type of medical care she is allowed to access. Republicans are telling us…

3 weeks ago today, House Democrats conducted a sit-in to demand a commonsense debate and votes on gun violence. Americans gathered around their televisions, computers, and phones and rooted for this Congress to do the right thing. Across…

There is an African proverb that says: ``When you pray, move your feet.'' But this Congress meets our gun violence crisis with only deadly silence. Forty-nine people massacred on a dance floor, silence. First graders and their teachers…

I ask this Congress to pass comprehensive background checks and to keep guns out of the hands of suspected terrorists and defeat the previous question.

The American people have been very clear. They are demanding a vote to keep American families safe from gun violence. When the Speaker announced a vote this week on gun legislation, the American people hoped this would be the moment when…

The American people have been clear: they are demanding a vote to keep Americans safe from gun violence. When the Speaker announced a vote this week on gun violence, the American people hoped this would be a vote for families and children…

We have come to the floor today to demand action. We have come to the floor with John Lewis. When John Lewis speaks--the conscience of our Congress--America listens. As the barbaric details of the massacre of people dancing at the Pulse…

I thank the gentlewoman from New Hampshire for her personal story. It is moving, it is courageous, and it makes a difference. We so appreciate your words because your story is our story, and it is the story of our daughters, our nieces…

Senator Kaine has offered some legislation that would give tax credits for businesses and employers who are establishing apprenticeship positions.

In Massachusetts, I just wanted to give you a little snapshot, in the 2014-2015 school year, we had 2,800 culinary art students...

I am grateful to the gentleman from Wisconsin not only for the support of this amendment, but for all the work and leadership he has shown around this issue. We look forward to working with him to make sure this amendment is tailored to…

I want to thank the gentleman from Virginia for his work and leadership on the underlying bill. We know that addiction does not wait until adulthood. A majority of adults in substance use treatment start using before turning 18. My…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: Add at the end of the bill the following: SEC. 6. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PROGRAMS…

I thank the gentleman from Texas for yielding. Mr. Speaker, over the last decade, we have seen a staggering increase of opioid overdose deaths. In 2015, this epidemic claimed 125 lives in my district alone. There are a lot of different…