Use every available tool to hold corrupt officials accountable.

Katherine M. Clark · Massachusetts · Democratic

oversight impact 0.75 specificity 0.55 extraction confidence 82%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Use every tool available to hold corrupt officials accountable.. Promised outcome: Hold corrupt officials accountable.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Joint House Democratic leadership statement on H.Res.1486 during Clark's service as Democratic Whip in the 119th Congress.

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Occurrences

Accordingly, we will again vote “present” on the motion to table the impeachment resolution as we continue our fight to make life more affordable for everyday Americans, while committing to holding the crooks accountable using every tool available to us beginning on day one.

The leaders committed to use every available tool to hold corrupt officials accountable.

JOINT LEADERSHIP STATEMENT ON MOTION TO TABLE H.RES.1486 | Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries
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Evidence

verified · Source version 91461 · locator 2059

“As the Leader said, there is a cost-of-living price paid for corruption. And we are going to hold them accountable.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the 30-day lookback, Clark framed accountability for corruption as ongoing future-facing work, not a completed outcome.

unresolved unknown A for effort

Whip Clark: Democrats Will Put “People First in the People’s House” | Congresswoman Katherine Clark
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

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Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | Democratic | MA | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Clark voted yes on a passed War Powers resolution directing removal of U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran, a concrete congressional accountability check on presidential war powers during the lookback window.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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verified · Source version 68151 · locator 3290

The package also includes two provisions the Congresswoman authored: one that would require the President and Vice President to divest from their financial conflicts of interest and another provision that would prohibit the President, Vice President, and Cabinet members from contracting with the federal government.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Clark supported anti-corruption legislation and authored provisions aimed at executive-branch conflicts of interest, but enactment is not shown here.

partial unknown A for effort

Clark Votes in Support of H.R. 1: The For the People Act | Congresswoman Katherine Clark
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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unverified · Source version 68153 · locator unknown

Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | Democratic | MA | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Clark voted for the House resolution impeaching Donald Trump, a formal accountability tool; the House passed it, but final removal or disqualification was not achieved.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Clark (MA) | Clark (MA) | Democratic | MA | Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Clark voted to hold Stephen K. Bannon in contempt of Congress for refusing a January 6 Committee subpoena, using Congress’s contempt power as an accountability mechanism.

partial unknown A for effort

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

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unverified · Source version 68157 · locator unknown

Former White House advisor Peter K. Navarro, 74, was sentenced today to four months in prison for refusing to appear before the U.S. Congress to give testimony and produce documents as required by a subpoena he received from the United States House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): DOJ records show an enforcement outcome tied to a congressional subpoena from the January 6 investigation, demonstrating that accountability efforts produced at least one concrete sanction.

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Ex-White House Trade Advisor Peter Navarro Sentenced to Four Months in Prison on Two Counts of Contempt of Congress
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · unverified · Source revision or retrieval eligibility changed; current packet requires reassessment.. Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

provider integrity · model deterministic · confidence 0%

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-25 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

The verified commitment is a future-facing pledge during Clark's 119th Congress service to use available tools to hold corrupt officials accountable. The verified evidence does not show an enacted accountability outcome after this occurrence, and no documented deadline has expired as of 2026-09-25. The 2021 verified passage shows prior anti-corruption legislative authorship, but it predates this occurrence and does not prove delivery of the specific 2026 pledge.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%