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Congressman McGovern offers Afghanistan troop withdrawal amendment
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Jim McGovern offered an Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 calling for a plan and timeframe on the accelerated transition of military operations to Afghan authorities. His remarks, as prepared, are below. Congressman McGovern asks White House to take SNAP cuts off the table
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Congressman Jim McGovern today asked the White House to ensure that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program(SNAP) cuts be taken off the table. Kerry, McGovern, Delegation: Massachusetts to Benefit from $845 Million in Rejected Florida Rail Funding
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Congressman Jim McGovern joined Senator John Kerry and the Mass. congressional delegation today, announcing that Massachusetts will benefit from more than $845 million in rejected high speed rail funding originally offered to Florida. Congressman McGovern introduces bipartisan bill to require exit strategy from Afghanistan
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Jim McGovern (D-MA), today introduced new, bipartisan legislation to require the Obama Administration to present an exit strategy for U.S. forces from Afghanistan. McGovern; Lantos Human Rights Commission Celebrates World Press Freedom Day
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The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission is joining numerous domestic and international organizations from over 100 other countries to celebrate World Press Freedom Day 2011 on May 3. 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, Payne, Baldwin denounce human rights abuses in Bahrain
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Congressman McGovern expresses deep concern over the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain. 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… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
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