WASHINGTON—Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) introduced the Medical Foods and Formulas Access Act. This legislation would require Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program to cover specialized formulas, vitamins, individual amino acids, and other medically necessary foods prescribed by a physician… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), along with Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR), and Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and John Garamendi (D-CA) reintroduced the bicameral Hastening Arms Limitation Talks (HALT) Act, legislation outlining a vision for a twenty-first century freeze on the testing, production, and deployment of nuclear weapons. The… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Congressman Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, have introduced a War Powers Resolution to… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement condemning President Donald Trump’s death threat directed toward Members of Congress:
“Let’s not mince words. Donald Trump’s statement is a death threat. The sitting President of the United States is… Read more »
WORCESTER, MA—Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released the following statement on the 36th anniversary of the murders of six Jesuit priests in El Salvador:
"Today we commemorate the 36th anniversary of the brutal murders of six Jesuits, their housekeeper and her daughter by the… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, issued this statement following an announcement from House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi that she will not seek another term in the House of Representatives:
“Every so often, history calls for a leader who can guide America through times of incredible uncertainty and concern—and… Read more »
WORCESTER, MA—Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee Jim McGovern (D-MA) released the following statement in response to rulings from U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani of Massachusetts and U.S. District Judge John McConnell of Rhode Island ordering the Trump administration to follow the law and send out food assistance to families in need:
“In a pair of rulings today, the courts… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern, Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos human rights commission, released the following statement in response to appalling new reports of summary executions and other serious atrocities in El Fasher, Sudan:
“I’m horrified and outraged by reports coming out of Sudan that RSF (Rapid Support Forces) fighters are going from house to house in… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman Jim McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, Senior Member of the House Agriculture Committee, and a national leader on issues of hunger and food policy, released this statement following the Trump administration’s refusal to guarantee that federal food assistance benefits will go out on time in November:
“It’s been 24 days since… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and a nationwide leader in the fight to end hunger and improve nutrition, introduced legislation permanently increasing the federal reimbursement level for school meals to help address funding challenges, enhance nutrition, increase access to locally grown food,… Read more »
