Press Releases

-I find it refreshing that people are taking to the streets in peaceful protests. People are fed up - as they should be - with the reckless greed on Wall Street. I hope the news media give these protests as much attention as they have given the Tea Party.- Read more »

Enough is enough. Get out of Afghanistan. The costs in blood and treasure have been too high. Ten years is more than enough. After ten years, it's time to come home. Read more »

The Honorable David Dreier Chairman Committee on Rules H-312 The Capitol U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairman Dreier: Creating jobs and revitalizing the economy is the number one priority facing this Congress and the American people. With nearly 14 million Americans needing our help, we cannot delay. We must come together in a bipartisan effort to… Read more »

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. -I learned… Read more »

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 »