“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
“Protecting and defending innocent life is and remains important to our Legislature, governor, attorney general and citizens.”

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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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Feb 24, 2016

One of the most frequently criticized pieces of No Child Left Behind that I have heard about over the years is the high-stakes testing.

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Feb 24, 2016

Let me be clear: House Democrats would never have supported, and the President of the United States would have never signed, a law that revoked rulemaking authority or set a dangerous precedent when it comes to the federal government's…

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Feb 24, 2016

I strongly believe the Federal Government is responsible for providing educational equity and strong guardrails to protect the civil rights of all students.

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Feb 24, 2016

I am confident that the Every Student Succeeds Act will uphold the civil rights legacy of the original ESEA and be responsive to the needs of students in each community.

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Feb 23, 2016

I look forward to working with you. Thank you.

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Feb 23, 2016

This budget season we will have tough choices to make as a Congress, choices that will reflect our values.

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Feb 23, 2016

It's one of the reasons we have been focused on the income-based repayment plans for direct loans so that we can cap the amount of money that students need to pay at 10 percent of their discretionary income so that students can manage…

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Feb 23, 2016

If the choice is between a Republican budget like last year's and the President's request, I'll take the President's request any day of the week.

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Feb 9, 2016

I am very concerned with some of the aversive behavior punishments that we see, including seclusion, restraint, expulsion, suspensions, which disproportionately affect students of color and students with disabilities.

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Feb 2, 2016

I could not agree more than with the gentleman from Indiana when he said that this is the civil rights issue of our time, access to quality education for every single student, no matter what their income, no matter what their zip code is.

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Jan 8, 2016

I was unavoidably detained during rollcall votes 24 and 25. Had I been present, I would have voted ``yea'' on Conyers Amendment to H.R. 1927, and ``yea'' on the Deutch Amendment to H.R. 1927. Amendment No. 5 Offered by Ms. Moore The Acting…

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Dec 2, 2015

I thank Chairman Kline and Ranking Member Scott for their leadership on this bill and for proving that Congress can listen to our educators, administrators, and communities and put the needs of our students first. We all know that a great…

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