Joined by a range of federal and state officials, including USDA Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern hosted his 2011 throughout the 3rd Congressional District on September 27th and 28th, visiting 8 local farms and conducting casual conversations and a roundtable discussion with area farmers to discuss issues of concern to the agriculture community.
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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern announces $500,000 grant for Becker College-hosted Massachusetts Digital Games Institute
Building on the job-growth and economic development potential of the video game industry, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern today announced a $500,000 Federal Grant for the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI), hosted by Becker College.The grant is being administered… Read more »
Kerry, Markey, McGovern, Lynch, Tsongas, Olver, Tierney: MA Community Colleges To Receive $20 Million for Jobs Training
Senator John Kerry, along with Representatives Edward Markey, Jim McGovern, Stephen F. Lynch, Niki Tsongas, John Olver and John Tierney, today announced that 15 community colleges throughout Massachusetts will receive $20 million in federal funding from the U.S.… Read more »
Senator John Kerry, along with Congressmen Edward Markey and Jim McGovern, today announced that Massachusetts will receive over $15.6 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The funds will be used to construct two intermodal transit centers and upgrade additional intermodal transit, commuter rail and ferry stations across the state. Read more »
U.S. Representative Jim McGovern (MA-3) announced today that Becker College has received a federal grant for $1,997,480 for programs designed to enhance the preparation of first-time, first-year students. Read more »
Senator John Kerry, Congressman Barney Frank and Congressman Jim McGovern today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded over $1.6 million to the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) for projects that will benefit Fall River, New Bedford and surrounding towns. Read more »
REMEMBER, REFLECT, RESOLVE
Madame Speaker, Sunday is the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, the day the world changed.
207 names are remembered in the Boston Public Garden 9/11 Memorial. Six were my constituents: Lynn Goodchild; Christopher Zarba, Jr.; Linda George; Robin Kaplan; Dianne Snyder; and Tara Creamer.
In those days, Tony Blair challenged the world to use the unity created by… Read more »
"M. Speaker, every year, the Department of Agriculture collects, analyzes and releases a report detailing the amount of domestic food insecurity. Yesterday, USDA released this report. Now, this may sound like a wonkish, policy driven report but it's one of the most important reports written and released by any federal agency. Simply, M. Speaker, this is a report about hunger… Read more »
U.S. Rep. McGovern called for better accounting and oversight of U.S. Aid to Colombia's Department of Administrative Services in a floor speech this morning, as well as in a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cosigned by U.S. Rep. Janice Schakowsky.
A copy of McGovern's remarks as prepared, and the letter are below. Read more »
Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Representatives Edward Markey, Barney Frank, Richard E. Neal, John Olver, John Tierney, Jim McGovern, Michael Capuano, Stephen F. Lynch, Niki Tsongas, and William Keating asked that heating assistance funding for families and seniors be maintained in the federal budget. Read more »
