House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), the No. 2 House Democrat, called Israel’s actions in Gaza a "genocide" in remarks earlier this week.

“We each have to continue to have an open heart about how we do this, how we do it effectively, and how we take action in time to make a difference, whether that is stopping the starvation and genocide and destruction of Gaza, or whether that means we are working together to stop the redistricting that is going on, taking away the vote from people in order to retain power,” Clark said during a Thursday event in her district hosted by the Friends Committee on National Legislation.

Clark is now the highest-ranking House Democrat to use the term "genocide" to describe the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. She joins

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