Rep. McGovern introduces 'Big Truck' Safety Bill

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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern announced today that he has re-introduced bipartisan legislation, the Safe Highways and Infrastructure Preservation Act (SHIPA) to extend size and weight limits on "big trucks." Rep. Frank Wolf is the lead Republican co-sponsor of the legislation.

Congressman McGovern's statement on Osama bin Laden

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"Like all Americans, I felt great relief and a sense of gratitude as I listened to the President's announcement about the death of Osama bin Laden. I extend my heartfelt congratulations to all the men and women in our intelligence and military operations who have labored for a decade to carry out this mission. Let us remember those who lost their lives on 9/11. My thoughts…

McGovern, Kerry, Frank seek divestiture to send strong message regarding LNG proposal

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NEWTON, MA - Senator John Kerry, Congressman Barney Frank and Congressman Jim McGovern today released a jointly-written letter to Steve Grossman, Massachusetts State Treasurer, asking him to investigate -the possibility of divesting all shares of Hess Corporation stock the Commonwealth currently holds until such time as that company ceases to support the ill-conceived construction of a…