Katherine Clark
@WhipKClark
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Democratic Whip of the U.S. House of Representatives. Proudly representing the people of #MA5. Defender of women, kids & justice. She/Her
Joined January 2014
If you have a bill you're proud of, you don't hold a hearing at 1am.
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RT @atrupar: MSNBC: I just wonder are these divides within the Republican Party an opportunity for Democrats to get some concessions?. REP.….
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RT @HouseDemocrats: House Republicans are trying to take away health care from nearly 14 million Americans and force community clinics to c….
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Leaving this here.
REPORTER: Is the president okay with this bill adding to the deficit?. LEAVITT: This bill does not add to the deficit
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What's on the GOP agenda this week?. Their big bad budget bill. A huge handout to the .1% and a slap in the face to working families.
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America is the richest nation on earth. Yet families are struggling to make ends meet. And the GOP budget will squeeze them even further, robbing working Americans of health care and food just to enrich billionaires.
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Sending prayers and well wishes to President Biden, Jill, and the entire Biden family. President Biden has spent his life helping others battle cancer, and I know he will bring the same tenacity and courage to this fight.
BREAKING: Former President Biden has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer, his office says.
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Republicans are running their same old play: Take more for themselves, and leave you with less.
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We already have a child care affordability crisis. Meanwhile, the GOP is eliminating my grant program to provide student parents care. This is only going to compound the problem and increase costs on families.
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So the GOP thinks we can afford $45M for a parade to fan Trump's ego but not health care and food for kids?.
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RT @HouseDemocrats: The GOP Tax Scam takes health care away from nearly 14 million Americans, including kicking more than 8 million people….
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BREAKING: The @HouseGOP just failed to pass their Big Ugly Bill out of the Budget Committee. They're fighting over how many Americans to rip health care and food away from. Keep up the pressure.
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RT @RepBera: Republicans are now coming after Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood does more than reproductive care –– they provide ever….
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Turns out Elon is the fraud.
SCOOP: Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only 2 claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents I obtained. The policy has slowed down payments, though. Retirement claim processing is down 25%.
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RT @HouseDemocrats: The Republican budget cuts food assistance to help pay for tax cuts for billionaires. On today’s Democratic Daily Downl….
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We hear a lot from Republicans about the importance of families. But all they do is take and take and take from working parents.
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Walmart's raising prices across the board because of Trump. Here's just one example that hits home for moms and dads: The price of bananas is up 8%. I raised three kids. Young families *run* on bananas. Now, they're going to pay more so Trump can cut his own taxes.
BREAKING: Walmart, the world's largest retailer, plans to raise prices in the wake of Donald Trump's tariffs.
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42 million Americans depend on SNAP to afford groceries. Nearly 17 million are kids. Trump is ready to take food off their plates while accepting a $400M luxury plane for himself.
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How does contaminating our drinking water make us healthy again, GOP?.
BREAKING: The EPA says it will reverse most of the drinking water standards aimed at protecting people from toxic "forever chemicals" known as PFAS. Even low levels of the chemicals known as PFAS are linked with cancer and other health problems.
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Promises broken. One after the other.
Suozzi: Does this tax bill continue the payroll tax on tips? . Barthold: Yes it does. Suozzi: Does this bill continue the payroll tax on overtime?. Barthold: It does not exempt overtime from payroll tax. Souzzi: Does this bill remove taxes on Social Security benefits? . Barthold:
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