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Where they stand
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| Issue | Katherine ClarkDemocratic |
|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Clark supports an economy that works for all Americans, advocating for living wages, paid family leave, union rights, and affordable childcare. Clark supports an economy that prioritizes everyday Americans over billionaires and advocates for raising the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour. Clark votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy in purchases acts. |
| Healthcare | Clark believes health care is a fundamental human right and fights to defend and expand the Affordable Care Act, Medicare, and Medicaid. Clark votes yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering health care premiums bills. |
| Immigration | Clark supports cracking down on ICE abuses and holding the administration accountable for unauthorized wars and policies harming immigrants. Clark supports fixing the immigration system, improving border security while honoring humanity, and creating a pathway to citizenship for undocumented Americans. Clark votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution. |
| Public Safety & Crime | Clark supports commonsense gun reforms including closing background check loopholes and banning assault weapons to promote public safety. Clark advocates for stronger gun safety laws including banning assault weapons, universal background checks, and outlawing ghost guns to reduce gun violence. Clark votes yea on prison staff safety and bail reform acts but nay on privacy, gun rights, and violent offender bills. |
| Abortion | Clark supports federal abortion access, protecting birth control access, and stopping political prosecution of doctors and women seeking healthcare across state lines. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Clark supports government spending that benefits families, including investments in childcare and the American Rescue Plan's child tax credit expansion. Clark votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension but nay on budget and appropriations resolutions. |
| Energy & Environment | Clark supports protecting the planet through clean energy investments, environmental justice, reducing plastic pollution, and infrastructure improvements. Clark supports bold climate action including investments from the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Law to slash carbon pollution and create green jobs. Clark votes yea on emissions reduction and conservation acts but nay on EPA rule disapproval and HEATS Act. |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Clark opposes unauthorized wars, having led efforts to end the Iran war that raised gas prices. Clark votes yea on resolutions to remove troops from hostilities and veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and FISA extension. |