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MARK CLACK New on this filingPreviously held: Senior Legislative Assistant, Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD), 2007-2009
FY26 and FY27 Appropriations, Farm Bill, and provisions related to international food aid and SNAP
Corporate taxation/general tax policy; International sanctions/humanitarian exemptions
National Security/State and Foreign Operations; Labor, Health and Human Services; Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, Finance, Education and Labor, HELP, Agriculture, Judiciary, and Homeland Security Committees
Trump administration Executive Orders related to LNG exports, EPA endangerment finding, and international climate finance; FY26 and FY27 appropriations related to international climate finance
H.R. 9495 - Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (prior legislative session); executive actions targeting nonprofit organizations
US domestic and foreign tax policy; wage inequality; IRS funding
Child care funding
US policies related to humanitarian response, hunger, and development including in Gaza/Israel/West Bank, Iran, Syria, Ukraine, Myanmar, Sahel/W. Africa, Horn of Africa, South Sudan, Central and Latin America; FY26 and FY27 appropriations for National Security, State Department and State, Foreign Operations Subcommittees; S.2252/H.R.4516 - Saving Lives and Taxpayer Dollars Act
Immigration executive actions, asylum/refugee policy
corporate taxation; individual tax rate; pass-thru deduction; Estate Tax; foreign profit taxation; Child Tax Credit; IRS funding/Direct File
H.R.5390/S.2823 - FAMILY Act, To provide paid family and medical leave benefits to certain individuals; H.R.3409/S.1664 (from prior Congressional session) - Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families; H.R.4896/S.2613 - Warehouse Worker Protection Act, To establish protections for warehouse workers
Medicaid work requirement rulemaking; impacts of One Big Beautiful Bill Act on Medicaid access.