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How often we called Katherine M. Clark's passage votes correctly, from their stated positions on each bill's tagged topics. Excludes “unclear” calls and abstentions.
A joint resolution to direct the removal of United States Armed Forces from hostilities within or against the Islamic Republic of Iran that have not been authorized by Congress.
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Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025
72/100
What they said
Apr 30, 2026
Rep. Clark argues that Republican policies have failed to deliver on promises of lower costs and safer communities, and that the GOP has prioritized tax breaks for billionaires and tariffs over affordability for working families. She calls for government action to reduce the cost of living, protect healthcare access, and address housing and childcare crises.
Rep. Clark's statement emphasizes the need for government action to address housing affordability and cost-of-living crises for working families. Her yes vote on the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act aligns with this position, as the bill streamlines mortgage processing and homeownership on tribal lands—a targeted housing affordability measure. However, the bill addresses a specific subset of the housing market (tribal trust land) rather than the broad affordability crisis Clark describes, and her statement does not explicitly reference tribal housing or this particular legislative approach, creating some gap between the general principle and the specific vote.
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Positions Katherine M. Clark took during their campaign, scored against their subsequent record — public statements cross-checked with related votes. “Kept” means 80%+ of those statement-vs-vote pairs aligned; “Broken” means 30% or fewer.
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Enhanced ACA premium subsidies should be made permanent at expanded levels.
“Expanded access to affordable care through the American Rescue Plan”
Federal labor law should make it easier for workers to form unions (PRO Act-style reforms).
“Helped secure the passage of legislation to protect collective bargaining rights, extend paid leave to every worker, and guarantee equal work for equal pay”
Voters should be required to show photo ID, with the same rule in every state.
“Helped secure passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People Act in the House, bills that would make it easier to vote”
No party-break passage votes recorded for Katherine M. Clark. Either they've voted with Democrats on every substantive passage vote in the corpus, or their tenure overlaps few high-threshold party-line votes so far.
Following Emergency Stay, Clark Leads 250+ Democrats in Supreme Court Fight to Protect Mifepristone Access, Women’s Health Care, and FDA Authority
Position: Democrats urge the Supreme Court to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision restricting mifepristone access, arguing the FDA's approval process is rigorous, the medication is safe and effective, and court intervention undermines evidence-based drug regulation and patient access to reproductive health care.
Yesterday, more than 250 House and Senate Democrats filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would upend the FDA approval process and restrict access to life-saving mifepristone.
Yesterday, more than 250 Senate and House Democrats—led by House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5); House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8); Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (NY); Senators Patty Murray (WA), Dick Durbin (IL), and Ron Wyden (OR); and Representatives Frank Pallone Jr. (NJ-6), Diana DeGette (CO-1), Jamie Raskin (MD-8), and Ayanna Pressley (MA-7)—filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would upend the FDA approval process and restrict access to mifepristone. This brief follows emergency appeals from the manufacturers of mifepristone; the Supreme Court issuing a temporary stay of the decision Monday morning until next Monday, May 11; and the announcement that the Court has ordered briefing on the stay by this Thursday, May 7.
The lawmakers argued that mifepristone already undergoes a rigorous FDA approval process, and the medication has repeatedly been found to be safe and effective. For a court to overturn this decision not only limits who is able to receive this vital and life-saving medication, putting lives at risk, but it also undermines the longstanding, congressionally mandated, and evidence-based decision-making process at the FDA.
"For more than a quarter century, FDA has repeatedly and consistently affirmed that mifepristone is safe. Over seven million patients in the U.S. have safely used mifepristone. And as with other drugs, FDA continues to monitor the post-marketing safety data on mifepristone—data confirming that mifepristone is safe without regard to how it is dispensed," the members wrote.
The lawmakers also argued that the Fifth Circuit ruling was clearly not based on the merits of the distribution method of mifepristone, or the scientific backing of the medication, but rather a desire to limit the ability of individuals to receive abortion medication. The emergency stay is necessary to ensure that Louisiana is not able to deny medically appropriate care to patients far beyond the state's borders.
"Decades after FDA's initial approval of mifepristone and years after the in-person dispensing requirement was eliminated, the Fifth Circuit on an 'emergency' basis ordered FDA to re-impose this onerous nationwide restriction on all Americans. Allowing that decision to remain in place undermines the science-based statutory framework Congress commands and threatens patient access to reproductive health care," the members continued. "As has been well publicized, many U.S. residents in states where abortion is legal live far from any reproductive health care provider. Reinstating an in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone exacerbates an already significant reproductive health crisis by limiting access to the most common method of early abortion."
The members argued that this is a clear case of judicial overreach by a lower district court.
"Preserving evidence-based access to mifepristone, including when dispensed by mail or retail pharmacy, is necessary to mitigate the imminent harm facing members of the public. Women deserve access to mifepristone for reproductive health care, and all Americans deserve integrity in the congressionally mandated, evidence-based process for FDA's drug regulatory decisions," the members concluded.
In the Senate, the amicus brief was signed by all 47 Democratic U.S. Senators.
In the House, the brief was signed by 212 Democratic U.S. Representatives.
The lawmakers' amicus brief to the Supreme Court can be read in full HERE.
Permalink: https://katherineclark.house.gov/2026/5/following-emergency-stay-clark-leads-250-democrats-in-supreme-court-fight-to-protect-mifepristone-access-women-s-health-care-and-fda-authority
Whip Clark on MS NOW: Americans Deserve Better Than What They're Getting
Position: Rep. Clark argues that Republican policies have failed to deliver on promises of lower costs and safer communities, and that the GOP has prioritized tax breaks for billionaires and tariffs over affordability for working families. She calls for government action to reduce the cost of living, protect healthcare access, and address housing and childcare crises.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined MS NOW's The Weeknight, where she slammed Donald Trump and Republicans for breaking their promises of lower costs, safer communities, and no new wars. Below are excerpts from the conversation:
On Republicans' Affordability Crisis:
"It's not only that he has gone completely back on his promise to lower costs, to not start a new war. But it is this attitude of: 'My family is making billions. We're busy building ballrooms. But you? You, who can't afford groceries. Who's seen the price per gallon go up over $1.30. Who is struggling already to meet and pay their electric bills and find housing you can afford. You just somehow have to grin and bear it.'
"And all of this started by taking away people's fundamental health care in order to give tax breaks to the billionaire class. Layer on tariffs, and we have a mess and true despair for American families.
"We know that 84% of families are giving up something, just like the person in the video clip said: 'You can't have it all. I can't fill up my tank and put food on the table for my family.' These are the choices that Americans are making.
"And Donald Trump and his supporters in Congress are completely deaf to the cries for help that we are hearing."
On the GOP's Complicity and Refusal to Stand Up for Americans:
"Our message is very clear to Americans at home, to American voters: you deserve better than you're getting. You deserve to have a lower cost of living so that you can afford housing, groceries, and to pay your electric bills. You deserve health care where and when you need it. And you deserve a government that is working for you. Not one that is working for self-enrichment, like we are seeing from the president of the United States.
"And it is this absolute disconnect between Republicans who know that Donald Trump and these failed policies aren't working for the people who sent them to Congress…But they would rather have his approval than work for the people.
"I don't want to know what your personal feelings are about how these policies are impacting hardworking Americans, and that you may have a private conversation that you don't think this war was a good idea. That gas prices have to come down. That we have to do something about the housing crisis and child care crisis in this country, when every time you come to the floor of the House, you vote against it. And you won't come and work with us to make our work centered around the American people."
On Families Struggling to Make Ends Meet:
"What I'm hearing from small businesses in my district [is] that this is a harder time right now than the pandemic.
"I hoped I would never hear that from small restaurants and bakeries and car detailers. But they literally are showing me their books. That customers are down because you don't go by the bakery when you're unable to fill up your tank and pay for your medication. You don't go have your car detailed and go out to dinner when you're unable to feed your family nutritious meals that you can afford.
"And all of this has this ripple effect. You add on the tariffs that raise prices everywhere, and then you go back to another lie that you mentioned at the top: that all of this would be solved by deporting the 'worst of the worst.' What we have seen [is] a mass deportation that is primarily going after law-abiding immigrants.
"This absolute disregard for what American families are going through is not only going to be their political undoing, but what about families? And how do they make sure that they are having voices in Washington that are fighting for them?"
On Democrats' Fight for Fair and Secure Elections:
"We are absolutely going to use every single tool we have. And that means we are going to litigate, we're going to legislate, and we're going to organize.
"If they think — as they did when they started this by doing redistricting in Texas — that Democrats are just going to fold up our tent and say, 'this is a terrible decision for the future of this country, and we'll just have to wait and see what Republicans do,' they are deeply mistaken.
"We know what we want in this country. We want people to continue to have fair and secure elections and to be able to elect their politicians of choice. Not to have their politicians choose them.
"What you saw when this decision came out were top Republican officials say: 'This is the way we lock in a permanent majority in the House.' That is so outrageous.
"This country? Sometimes we win elections, sometimes we lose them. That is the way our system is designed. We go out, we compete for ideas. But they know that Donald Trump has taken them down a road where the midterms are not going to go well for them. So they are trying every tool in the toolbox to cheat and to rig these elections. And we have been successful in meeting them on all their mid-Census gerrymandering tricks. And we are going to fight this with everything we have.
"The American people deserve to be able to choose who they send to Congress, and we are not going to stand by and let them take that fundamental right away from people at home."
To watch the full interview, click HERE.
Permalink: https://katherineclark.house.gov/2026/4/whip-clark-on-ms-now-americans-deserve-better-than-what-they-re-getting
Whip Clark Statement on the Supreme Court's Undermining of the Voting Rights Act
Position: Rep. Clark opposes the Supreme Court's decision in Louisiana v. Callais, arguing it undermines Voting Rights Act protections and enables racial gerrymandering. She commits to defending voting access and election integrity through legislative and procedural means.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court released its ruling in Louisiana v. Callais:
"The protections secured by the Voting Rights Act were earned through the blood, sweat, and sacrifice of trailblazers in the Civil Rights Movement, including my friend and mentor John Lewis.
"Today, Donald Trump's right-wing Supreme Court has delivered a blow to that hard-won progress by disenfranchising Black Americans and empowering states to conduct racial gerrymandering with near impunity. This decision coincides with Republicans' unprecedented attacks on our democracy and attempts to 'nationalize' our elections, silence the voices of millions of voters, and rig our electoral system in their favor.
"While this decision is a setback, it does not mark the end of our fight for free and fair elections. As we approach the midterms, House Democrats will deploy every tool at our disposal to ensure the American people's votes are secure in November. Our mission remains the same: empowering every eligible voter to cast their ballot and elect the leaders of their choice."
Permalink: https://katherineclark.house.gov/2026/4/whip-clark-on-the-supreme-court-s-undermining-of-the-voting-rights-act
Whip Clark Urges Passage of Bipartisan War Powers Resolution
Position: Rep. Clark advocates for passage of a War Powers Resolution to end U.S. military operations in Iran, arguing the conflict is unauthorized, costly, and diverting resources from domestic priorities including healthcare, food assistance, and cost-of-living relief.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) spoke on the House Floor and called for House Republicans to reject blind loyalty to Donald Trump and vote to rein in his reckless war of choice in Iran. Below is a transcript of her remarks:
"Six weeks ago, Democrats brought a War Powers Resolution to this House Floor. We called on Republicans to join us and bring this conflict to an end. They refused.
"Mike Johnson declared with pride that Donald Trump's mission 'is nearly accomplished.'
"Well, six weeks later, what are Americans seeing? Gas prices out of control. Grocery prices going up. A fertilizer shortage that is threatening to drive prices even higher. Americans are seeing hundreds of casualties in a war that no one has given them the respect to explain.
"But one thing is clear: Americans are being asked to foot the bill. With the lives of their sons and daughters. And with the $2 billion a day that we are spending on this conflict that could be going to help Americans afford to go see a doctor. Or help feed our seniors and hungry veterans. To help drive down and help Americans who are working hard and not making it afford the rising cost of gas and housing and groceries being driven ever higher by this conflict.
"Before this war, we were in a position of strength. Iran was weakened. The Strait of Hormuz was in no danger of being closed. But now, Donald Trump and his enablers have marched us into a position of far more weakness. Our goal now, of this conflict, is to return to the status quo before this conflict? But who is paying the price? Who is paying the price for this? It's the American people.
"And don't take my word for it. President Donald Trump told us: because of this war, 'it is not possible for us to take care of day care, Medicaid, Medicare' Imagine that.
"That's an 'American working family last' doctrine.
"Today, Republicans have a choice. Are you going to continue to enable him and his madness? Or are you going to prioritize Americans, the working families of this country — and vote yes for this resolution?"
To watch the full speech, click HERE.
Permalink: https://katherineclark.house.gov/2026/4/whip-clark-urges-passage-of-bipartisan-war-powers-resolution
Whip Clark on Haiti TPS Bill: Give Our Neighbors “The Protections They Deserve”
Position: Rep. Clark supports extending Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants, arguing that TPS holders contribute to their communities as workers, business owners, and caregivers and deserve protection from deportation to Haiti's humanitarian crisis.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-7), Congresswoman Laura Gillen (NY-4), Congresswoman Yvette Clarke (NY-9), Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17), and advocates from across the country in support of the bipartisan legislation to extend Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants. Below is a transcript of her remarks:
"We are one step closer to protecting Haitian communities with Temporary Protected Status.
"Right now, Haiti is in the grips of a humanitarian crisis. One that grows more violently unstable by the day.
"Instead of answering the call of compassion for those in search of safe harbor, Donald Trump is risking the lives of over 350,000 Haitian TPS holders — 45,000 of whom live in Massachusetts — sending them back into the chaos that they legally fled and turning his back on a community in need.
"And for what? The advancement of a twisted, anti-immigrant agenda.
"Since the start of this administration, we've witnessed one attack after another on law-abiding immigrants. We've watched families be torn apart. And we have felt that ripple of fear throughout our communities.
"We are not talking about some abstract policy here. We're talking about our neighbors. In Massachusetts and across the country, Haitian TPS holders are parents. They are most definitely caregivers. They're small business owners, health care providers, construction workers. They are the essential threads in the fabric of our communities. And they deserve far better than the cruelty they have been handed.
"The legislation that my colleagues have championed provides us an opportunity to not only save lives but to grow opportunity and grow our economy. I urge every Member of the House to join us today and stand and vote in support of this bill, and hand our neighbors the protections they deserve."
To view photos of the event, click HERE. To watch the full press conference, click HERE.
Permalink: https://katherineclark.house.gov/2026/4/whip-clark-on-haiti-tps-bill-give-our-neighbors-the-protections-they-deserve
House Democratic Leadership Statement on Donald Trump's Threat to Kill a Whole Civilization
Position: House Democratic leadership calls for Congress to vote immediately to end U.S. military involvement in the Middle East, citing casualties, economic costs, and concerns about escalation.
Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Ted Lieu, Assistant Democratic Leader Joe Neguse and DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene released the following statement:
Donald Trump is completely unhinged. His statement threatening to eradicate an entire civilization shocks the conscience and requires a decisive congressional response. The House must come back into session immediately and vote to end this reckless war of choice in the Middle East before Donald Trump plunges our country into World War III.
For years, Republicans have enabled and excused Donald Trump's deeply dangerous and extreme behavior. Enough is enough. Our brave men and women in uniform have been put into harm's way in the Middle East. Over a dozen have already been killed and hundreds injured. Gas prices are skyrocketing, the cost of living in America is out of control and billions of taxpayer dollars are being wasted on a reckless war of choice.
It's time for House Republicans to put patriotic duty over party loyalty and join Democrats in stopping this madness.
Permalink: https://katherineclark.house.gov/2026/4/house-democratic-leadership-statement-on-donald-trump-s-threat-to-kill-a-whole-civilization
Whip Clark on CNN: GOP is Using Workers as Political Pawns
Position: Rep. Clark opposes the current military intervention in the Middle East, arguing it lacks clear objectives and an exit strategy, and criticizes House Republicans for refusing to end the DHS shutdown, which she says harms workers and families already struggling with inflation and tariffs.
NEW YORK, NY — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined CNN's News Central, where she discussed Trump's reckless war in the Middle East and House Republicans' refusal to end their painful DHS shutdown. Below are excerpts from the conversation:
"We have heard so much from this president — except what is the clear reason we got into this war? What are the objectives? And what is the exit strategy?
"He went into this war, took the American people — our sons and daughters — into this war without a clear objective. The Strait of Hormuz is closed, spiking gas prices at the pump to over $4 average across the country.
"It is so irresponsible and such a dangerous position that he has put the United States in. And instead of leading, telling us what the strategy is, how we get out of this, he is blaming it on allies who were not consulted before he made this war of choice."
On the GOP's Lack of a Clear Exit Plan or Strategy:
"What I would support is for this president for once to put the American people first.
"He took them into this war. He is now proposing to pay for this war with further cuts to their health care.
"Let's have him, for once, lay it out for the American people. What is the exit strategy? How do you make sure the American people are safe? What are our national security interests? How do you make sure you are leading with those. I have heard nothing from the White House about any kind of exit strategy. They owe the American people that.
"If he leaves that region with the Strait closed and says, 'we'll deal with that some other day,' what does that do to small businesses? What does that do to the American families who are seeing this additional spike in costs that he's already put on them with tariffs by taking away their health care, soaring housing, grocery and utility costs?
"This is a mess of his own making. He must come to a rational exit strategy."
On House Republicans Refusing to End Their DHS Shutdown:
"We should be in Washington today.
"We got to a bipartisan agreement. There is one segment of Congress that wouldn't come and take a step forward in agreeing to put TSA workers, put [the] Coast Guard, FEMA, our cyber security, those working at our ports and in customs first. And that's House Republicans.
"I do feel the pain that people are feeling. And I hear it every single place that I go in my district. And this is a hardship. And what we want to do is come together and actually govern. And there is one segment of Congress that rejected that this week. And then sent us home. And then sent us home.
"The TSA workers have this public-facing problem. So Americans see them. But there are so many other workers at DHS that need to be paid. We have made the proposal to open up every [other] part of DHS. We already know that ICE and Border Patrol are being paid. What we said is not an additional dime for them until they act like every other police department and have common sense reforms. But we were willing to say those negotiations will be ongoing as DHS reopens. That has been rejected by the Republicans. And they're using these workers as political pawns."
To watch the full interview, click HERE.
Permalink: https://katherineclark.house.gov/2026/3/whip-clark-on-cnn-gop-is-using-workers-as-political-pawns
Whip Clark: Trump “Has Absolutely Betrayed” The American People
Position: Rep. Clark argues that President Trump has broken campaign promises on lowering costs, has pursued reckless tariff and war policies that harm small businesses and working families, and has prioritized tax cuts for billionaires over healthcare and economic relief for ordinary Americans.
NEW YORK, NY — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined MS NOW's The Last Word, where she slammed Donald Trump's continued choice to betray "the three pillars of what he ran on." Below are excerpts from the conversation:
On Millions Showing Up to "No Kings" Rallies:
"It's remarkable to see the energy. That people still see the hope that they can have a country that reflects them and a government that prioritizes them and works for them.
"And as they look at Donald Trump, they are seeing a fundamental break of the three pillars of what he ran on. First, that he was going to lower costs on day one. Second, that he was going to release the Epstein files. And third, that there would be no new wars.
"He has absolutely betrayed that trust, and our country, and the presidency by violating and breaking all of those promises and putting the hard working people of this country — who are really just trying to get a little breathing room in this economy — in harm's way.
"What I hear from my district and throughout the country is that, for small businesses, this time is harder than the pandemic. I did not think I'd hear restaurant owners ever saying a time was as hard as that. But between the tariffs, a lack of a workforce, fear of an immigration crackdown for people who are in this country legally, and now a dollar more they're paying a gallon for gas, it is really a betrayal of the American people by this president."
On the High Cost of Trump's Reckless War:
"It was small businesses that were hit first because they don't have the ability to have huge storage to buy in advance. And so some of what we're going to see around prices is still coming from the bigger outlets and retailers ... at the height of these tariffs many of them expressed: 'I know I'm going to close. It's just, will it be April or May or June when I have to close my doors?' And these are the backbone of our Main Streets. It is how we keep our economy moving.
"And then you add on the costs of shipping and trucking and just the cost of getting to work — which we've heard from so many TSA agents simply not being able to afford to fill up their tank and drive to work because of the skyrocketing cost of gas. And you add that to what people are contending with, with housing and groceries and utility bills, and it's a recipe for disaster.
"All the answers are in front of Donald Trump. And he keeps choosing to take people's health care for tax cuts for the billionaire class. To go to a war of choice without explanation, strategy, or exit plan — driving, further, costs up.
"And we are contending now with the cost of gas. But we are soon going to be contending with an even higher cost of groceries as we have a fertilizer crisis also brewing in the Strait of Hormuz.
"So all of this is, it's just adding so much pressure on American families — 60% of whom we know are already having a hard time meeting the basic needs of their kids."
On the American People Making Their Voices Heard:
"Some of the angriest people that I've met are our veterans. Our veterans who know what it means to go to war. Know what it means to say goodbye to your family. Know the pressure that puts on the family left behind, and have lost friends, and really understand the sacrifice that this president just treats so glibly.
"Turning this conflict into some sort of video game? These are real people. We are asking our sons and daughters to make the ultimate sacrifice. And for what? For what? The American people are owed an explanation of what we are doing there. And they're owed a government that works for them. And a president who promised to lower costs has made everything harder and more expensive. And that's where this deep sense of betrayal is coming from.
"But the hope for me is that we are seeing not only this massive protest on Saturday and all the No King rallies leading up to it, but what we are seeing at the ballot box. That we are seeing record numbers of people coming out and voting for people who will put their interests first.
"This is what we're seeing across the country, and it is a sign that people understand what is at stake, and they are making sure that they are expressing their voice in every way they can and will be there in November at the ballot box as well."
To watch the full interview, click HERE.
Permalink: https://katherineclark.house.gov/2026/3/whip-clark-trump-has-absolutely-betrayed-the-american-people
Whip Clark: “Republicans Refuse To Take Yes for an Answer”
Position: Rep. Clark opposes House Republicans' refusal to fund DHS agencies (TSA, FEMA, CISA, Coast Guard) and criticizes their prioritization of ICE funding over cybersecurity and disaster relief. She argues Republicans are blocking a bipartisan Senate-passed bill to leverage immigration enforcement demands.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) joined Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY-8) and Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar (CA-33) to denounce House Republicans' refusal to fund TSA, FEMA, CISA, and the Coast Guard. Below are excerpts of her remarks:
On House Republicans' DHS Shutdown:
"There's no reason for TSA to be shut down. There's no reason for FEMA and our Coast Guard to still be unfunded. There's no reason for travelers to be waiting in absurdly long lines.
"We could have voted — today, yesterday, last week, last month — to open every part of [the] Department of Homeland Security that actually keeps Americans secure. That's what we've been fighting for for weeks. That is what the Senate passed unanimously this morning. But House Republicans refuse to take yes for an answer.
"In fact, Mike Johnson said that this bill is a 'joke!' That's another classic we can add to their lines about how they feel about the American people and what they are going through right now. We can add it to: 'Affordability is a hoax.' Donald Trump on gas prices going up a dollar a gallon: 'When they rise, they rise.' 'I will declare no new wars if elected president.' And the impact of all of this on consumers is 'the last of our concerns.'
"None of this is a joke. All of this has real-world consequences for American families. And the same day that they're refusing to fund our cybersecurity, they learn that Iran has hacked the Director of the FBI.
"Republicans won't fund TSA or FEMA or the Coast Guard — unless we greenlight more terror in our communities. That's what they care about. That's more important to them than anything else: Funding ICE and the paramilitary force they've turned into.
"So if you have ever doubted, for a moment, how craven the House Republicans really are, today you have your answer."
On the GOP's Betrayal of the American People:
"We have a discharge petition that has been active and live.
"They're not only rejecting the bipartisan bill. They know this is a continuation of the shutdown because the Senate is gone. The Senate is gone. So, they know full well what they're doing.
"They're saying: 'We want the status quo. We are so eager to keep ICE going exactly as they're operating in their reckless and unlawful and violent way. That's our priority over that of the American people.'
"And the other portions that this bipartisan bill would've funded are important to the security of our country. It's beyond TSA workers who should never have had to go without a single paycheck. What about our cybersecurity experts? What about the Coast Guard? What about those people who work in our ports and our customs? What about FEMA that this administration has been dismantling and now wants to continue to allow to be unfunded?
"I mean, it is hard to take in the level of how far House Republicans have come to be removed from the people who sent them here to govern on their behalf. It is such a betrayal of their own voters and of the American people in total."
To watch the full press conference, click HERE.
Permalink: https://katherineclark.house.gov/2026/3/whip-clark-republicans-refuse-to-take-yes-for-an-answer
Whip Clark on GOP Shutdown: "This is a Battle Between Common Sense and Crazy"
Position: Rep. Clark opposes the House Republican-led shutdown of federal agencies including TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, and cybersecurity agencies. She argues the shutdown is being prolonged to enable ICE enforcement actions without warrants, and calls for passage of a bipartisan bill to reopen these agencies.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) spoke on the House Floor, slamming Mike Johnson and House Republicans for choosing to continue their TSA shutdown. Below is a transcript of her remarks:
"Yesterday, Speaker Mike Johnson said that November will be a choice between common sense and crazy. And today, he's proven himself right! This is a battle between common sense and crazy.
"On the one side, we have a bipartisan bill to reopen TSA. Reopen the Coast Guard while we are at war. Reopen FEMA ahead of hurricane season. Reopen our cybersecurity agency before the FBI gets hacked again. Reopen all the agencies that actually keep people safe. That's common sense. That's what Democrats are advocating for.
"Crazy is wanting to keep all that shut down. All of it. So that masked ICE agents can keep kicking down doors without warrants. So they can keep committing acts of terror in our communities.
"House Republicans had the easiest possible path to put people first. Vote for a bill that every Senate Republican voted for this morning. All they had to do was get out of the way, and they couldn't bring themselves to do it.
"This is a battle between common sense and crazy. And the American people know which side the Republicans are on — and it's not the side of the people of this country."
To view the full speech, click HERE.
Permalink: https://katherineclark.house.gov/2026/3/whip-clark-on-gop-shutdown-this-is-a-battle-between-common-sense-and-crazy
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Top PAC donors · 2026 cycle
Political action committees that gave the most to this rep's principal campaign committee this cycle. PAC giving is direct organizational support — industry, ideological, or leadership.
1.DEFEND THE VOTE LEADERSHIP FUND10 contributions$102,311
2.FAIR SHOT PACIdeological2 contributionsProgressive-aligned PAC — backs candidates and causes focused on economic opportunity and reducing inequality.AI$17,292
3.NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATIONLabor3 contributionsPAC of the National Education Association, the largest U.S. teachers' union. Backs candidates supporting public education funding, teacher compensation, and collective bargaining rights.AI$15,000
4.NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEReal Estate3 contributionsTrade association PAC for U.S. real estate agents and brokers — backs candidates supporting property-rights protections, mortgage-lending access, and tax incentives for homeownership.AI$15,000
5.MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS &Labor2 contributionsTrade-union PAC for the International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers — backs candidates supporting union organizing, prevailing wages, and aerospace manufacturing jobs.AI$10,000
6.ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERSLabor2 contributionsTrade-union PAC for the International Union of Operating Engineers — backs candidates supporting prevailing-wage standards, infrastructure investment, and project labor agreements.AI$10,000
7.CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERSLabor2 contributionsTrade-union PAC for the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners — backs prevailing-wage protections, federal infrastructure funding, project labor agreements, and worker safety standards.AI$10,000
8.AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEAgriculture2 contributionsAgricultural processing PAC for American Crystal Sugar — backs candidates supporting farm subsidies, sugar price supports, and agricultural trade policies.AI$10,000
9.END CITIZENS UNITEDIdeological2 contributionsCampaign-finance reform advocacy PAC — supports candidates backing limits on money in politics and opposes Citizens United Supreme Court decision.AI$10,000
10.INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PAINTERS AND ALLIED TRADES POLITICAL ACTION TOGETHER POLITICAL COMM2 contributions$10,000
Source: OpenFEC (api.open.fec.gov) Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “committee.” Aggregated by contributing committee. Self-transfers from joint-fundraising / victory committees are excluded.
Top individual contributors · 2026 cycle
Itemized individual contributions over $200 to this rep's campaign committee, aggregated by donor employer. PAC giving is shown above; this section is people, not organizations.
1.BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK LLP$36,949
2.BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION$24,000
3.ELI LILLY AND COMPANY$20,500
4.TIBER CREEK GROUP INC.$20,000
5.ANDURIL INDUSTRIES, INC.$17,000
6.COINBASE GLOBAL, INC.$16,500
7.COMCAST CORPORATION$16,500
8.ROCKET COMPANIES, INC.$16,500
9.HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP$15,250
10.AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP$14,750
Source: OpenFEC Schedule A receipts where contributor type is “individual,” aggregated by the donor's self-reported employer. This is a geographic / industry correlation, not a corporate endorsement.
