Photo: McGovern meets with BCC officials to discuss Pell Grants

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Congressman Jim McGovern met with Bristol Community College VP Joan Menard and Trustee Debi Kenney to discuss the proposed cuts to the Pell Grant program, and the drastic impact those cuts would have on students---and on preparing them for the future economy.

Congressman Jim McGovern meets with Secretary of Transportation LaHood

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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) today met with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood in the Congressman's Washington, DC office. Rep. McGovern and Secretary LaHood discussed a wide range of transportation issues of importance to the 3rd District, including the upcoming reauthorization of the highway bill. -Secretary LaHood and I had a great meeting,- Rep. McGovern said. -I…

Reps. McGovern and Wolf(R-Virginia) call on Obama to focus on peace, democracy, and human rights in Egypt

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Today, Congressmen Jim McGovern(D-Massachusetts) and Frank Wolf(R-Virginia), co-chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued a letter to President Barack Obama urging him to "emphasize both privately and in public statements that all parties involved should refrain from violence and that any transition should be peaceful and democratic and ensure that human rights and religious freedom are protected." The full text of the letter is below.