U.S. Rep. McGovern joins Dem Caucus Chair Rep. Larson, cosponsors legislation to make jobs a Super Committee Priority

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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern joined House Democratic Caucus Chairman John Larson (CT) and other colleagues today, cosponsoring legislation intended to give the nation's top priority - job creation and economic growth - the same path forward as deficit reduction in Congress. McGovern cosponsored three measures that the Super Committee may choose to pursue that would provide different paths to the same goal - reducing unemployment and addressing our debt:

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern: Statement on Hurricane Irene

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"My thoughts go out to all of those affected by Hurricane Irene throughout the Third Congressional District, Massachusetts, and all of the East Coast, including those residents who remain without electricity. I will be working closely with federal, state, and local partners to ensure that recovery efforts in the district go as quickly and as smoothly as possible. -If I can be of…

U.S. Rep. McGovern: We can do better

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There is something fundamentally wrong when a billionaire hedge fund manager pays a lower tax rate than his secretary; when Big Oil can make tens of billions in profits every quarter but still get sweetheart deals from the taxpayer; and when we are slashing funding for roads and bridges but allowing tax breaks for corporate jet owners to continue.

U.S. Rep. McGovern: "This process has become a joke; it's an insult to the American people."

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Mr. Speaker, this process has become a joke. It is a disgrace. It's an insult to the American people. I would say to my friends on the other side of the aisle that now is the time to act like grownups. This is the time to put our country before your political party. This is the time put our country before the Tea Party. This is the time to do what's right. Today you are…