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OTR: Has American Rescue Plan been successful? Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark weighs in

OTR: Has American Rescue Plan been successful? Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark weighs in
JANET: EVERY GUEST'’ FAVORITE PART OF THE SHOW, THE POP QUIZ. WE WILL START AT THE CAPITOL. TIP O’NEILL, A MASSACHUSETTS POLICATIL TITAN, IS THIRD ON THE LIST OF LONGEST SERVING SPEAKERS OF THE HSE.OU IF YOU LOOK AT THE PANEL ON THE SCREEN, IT WILL GIVE YOU THE OPTIONS WONHO TOPS THE LTIS OF HAVING SERVED THE LONGEST, HENRY CLAY, SAM RAYBURN, OR NICHOLAS LONGWORTH. CONGRSWM. CLARK: SAM RAYBURN. JANET: DID YOU KNOW THAT OR WAS THAT A GUESS? CONGRSWM. CLK:AR I GUEST BECAUSE MY OFFICE IS IN THE RAYBURN BUILDING SO THAT MAKES SENSE. NEJA 17 YEARS AS SPEAKER OVER THREE SEPARATE TERMS. THE NEXT ONE IS EASY, YESR O NO. HAS THERE EVER BEEN A SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE NAMED CLARK? CONGRSWM. CLARK: YES. JANET: YOU SAID ATTH QUICKLY. DID YOU DO RESEARCH? CONGRSWM. CLK:AR THERE IS ACTUALLY A BUST OF SPEAKER CLARK CLOSTOE MY CAPITOL OFFICE. JAT: JAMES CLARK WAS KNOWN AS CHAMP AND SERVED AS SPEAKER FROM 1119 TO 1919. NUMBER THREE, YOU RAISED YOUR FAMILY IN LLMI ROSE AND RECENTLY MOVETOD REVERE SO WE HAVE TO TA LK AUTBO KELLY SANDWICH SHOP. THEY RECENTLY ANNOUNCED IT WILL OPEN A BRANCH OUTSIDE NEW ENGLAND. WHERE WILLHA TT BE? PHILADELPHIA, WASHINGTON, D.C., OR SASAROTA, FLORIDA? CONGRSWM. CLARK: NOW THAT I LIVE ON THE BEACH, I KNOW IT CAN BE A LITTLE CHILLY IN THE WINTER SO I’M GOING TO GO WITH SARASOTA. JAT:NE VYER SMART CHOICE. THEY ARE OPENING THEY CAN OPEN THIS SUMMER. -- HOPING THEY CAN OPEN THIS SUMMER. YOU ARE A GRADUATE OF ST. LAWRCEEN UNIVERSITY. YOU’VE GOT A LOT OF GOOD HOCKEY PLAYERS, BUT THIS IS ABOUT HOLLYWOOD. THERE IS A VYER WELL-KNOWN HOLLYWOOD ACTOR WHO GRADUATED FROM ST. LAWRENCE SO WHO IS ALSO A SAINT VIGGO MORTENSEN, ,LEONARDO DICAPRIO, OR KEVIN COSTNER? CONGRSWM. CLK:AR I THOUGHT IT WAS KIRK DOUGLAS WAS WHO YOU’RE GOING TO SAY. JANET: I DON’T KNOW IF HE WAS. CONGRSWM. CLARK: HE IS A GRADUATE. JANET: OUT OF THESE THREE, WHICH ONE WENT THERE. CONGRSWM. CLARK: I CAN'’ SEE. JANET: VIGGO MORTENSEN, LEONARDO DICAPO,RI AND KEVIN COSTNER. CORSNGWM. CLK:AR VIGGO MORTENSEN. JANET: YOU DID REALLY WELL. CONGRSWM. CLARK: I KNOW THE OTHER TWO DID NOT GOHE TRE. JAT:NE BAD NEWS COME BACK TO THE SERIOUS QUESTIONS. IT’S BEEN ONE YEAR SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. HAVE THE INVESTMENTS DONE ENOUGH DO YOU FEEL TO REVIVE ETH ECONOMY IN A WAY YOU HOPED? CONGRSWM. CLARK: ABSOLUTELY. WE'V’ SEEN FROM ALMOST A YEAR AGO WNHE THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN WAS PASSED AND SIGNED BY PRESIDENT BIDEN, WHO CAME INTO OFFICE SAYGIN WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THIS PANDEMIC IN ORDER TO RESTORE NORMALCY AND SECURITY FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES. WE HAVE SEEN WAGES GO UP, JOBS GO UP, RECORD BJO GROWTH. UNEMPLOYMENT IS THE LOWEST IT’S BEEN SCEIN THE 1950’S. WE WERE ABLE TO GET SCHOOLS REOPENED, VACCINES IN ARMS. WE WERE LEAB TO MAKE INVESTMENTS INUR O COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE. IT IS A SUCCESS STORY IN EVERY SINGLE MEASUREMENT. THERE IS MORE WORK TO BE DONE. THAT IS WHYE W ARE COMMITTED TO SEEING THE CEAR AGENDA THE PRESIDENT HAS PUT FORWARD. WE WERE ABLE TO VESA CHILDCARE WITH A $50 BILLION INVESTMENT TH IAT LOBEDBI AND WORKED FOR BUT WAS IN THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. JAT: EMPLOYERS ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO FIND WORKERS. THERE IS A REAL SHORTAGE. CONGRSWM. ARCLK: ABSOLUTELY, AND JUST TAKING CHILDCARE, IT WAS ON ETH THINNEST OF MARGINS BEFORE THE PANDICEM SO THE40 $ BILLION I SECURED IN THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN STABILIZED IT BUT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE INVESTMENTS IN AMERICAN FAMILIES. IT WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO GO BACK TO STATUS QUO. WE HAVE TO REBUILD AN ECONOMY WHERE EVERYBODY CAN SEE THEIR ROLE. THAT INCLUDES WOMEN AND WE KNOW WOMEN HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY CUT OUT OF THE JOB MARKET, ARE HAVING A HARDER TIME COMING BACK TO SCHOOL. THAT’S WHY WE WILL CONTINUE TO PU SH FOR THE PRIORITIES THAT PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS IDLAUT O. CHILDCARE, THE CHILD TAX CREDIT TO HELP FAMILIES ADDRESS HIGH COSTS AND MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN, HOME CARE FOR OUR SENIORS. MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE FEDERAL PAID LEAVE POLICIES. ALL OF THESE FACTORWOS RK TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THAT NOT ONLY DO WE HAVAE ROLE FOR WOMEN DAN FAMILIES IN OUR ECONOMY, BUT THAT WE HAVE THE WORKFORCE WE NEEDO T NOT JUST GO BACK TO WHERE WE WERE BUT TO EXPAND AND OWGR AND BE PART OF THAT GLOBAL ECONOMY ANDEM RAIN A PREEMINENT ECONOMY IN THE WORLD. JANET: WE CAN’T LET YOU GO WITHOUT ASKING YOU ABOUT SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI. YOU HAVE A CLOSE WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI. SHE IS RUNNING FOR REELECTNIO BUT IF SHE DOESN’T RUN FOR SPEAKER OR MINORITY LEADER, WOULD YOU BE INTERESTED AND RUNNING FOR EITHER OF THOSE POSITIONS? CONGRSWM. CLARK: I HAVE A GREAT% JOB RIGHT NOW. HERE’S WHERE WE ARE. WE HAVE COME THROUGH ONE OF THE MOST CHALLENGING TIMES IN OUR COUNTRY'’ HISTORY WITH A PANDEMIC, WAR IN UKRAINE, HAVING SHUT DOWN OUR ONECOMY COMPLETELY. THAT’S WHERE OUR FOCUS HAS TO BE. EVERY SINGLEAY D I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR PRESIDENT BIDEN AND NAYNC PELIOS WHO LED US THROUGH FOUR YEARS WITH DOLDNA TRUMP AS BEING THE SOLE PERSON WHO COULD STAND UP TO HIM. AND WITH A THIN MAJORITY, SHE THREADS THAT NEEDLE. I WATCH HER DELIVER FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. JAT:NE SO YOU ARE LEARNING FROM HER? CONGRSWM. CLARK: I AM LEARNING FROM HER AND WE WILL SEE. JAT:NE ONE DAY I WILL GET YOU TO ANSWER THI
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OTR: Has American Rescue Plan been successful? Massachusetts Congresswoman Katherine Clark weighs in
Rep. Katherine Clark. currently Assistant House Speaker, is also asked about potentially succeeding current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Rep. Katherine Clark. currently Assistant House Speaker, is also asked about potentially succeeding current House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

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