Senator John Kerry, along with Congressmen Jim McGovern and John Olver, today announced that Massachusetts will receive $46,700,000 in funding to transform the state's public buses into a state-of-the-art electric hybrid fleet.
The funding, including $39 million for Worcester, was awarded through U.S. Department of Transportation's State of Good Repair Program. The grants will also… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) today announced that the Wachusett Regional School District has been awarded $657,676 through the Carol M. White Physical Education Program.
The White Program provides grants to improve physical education programs, including after-school programs, in order to help students make progress toward meeting state standards for physical education.
Wachusett… Read more »
Jim was honored to be able to take part in the Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes program, sending along some personal holiday greetings to the brave men and women serving in our armed forces. In the PDF below is information about the program and how you can get involved. Read more »
M. SPEAKER, I rise in support of this rule and the underlying legislation.
Small businesses are drivers of economic growth, and play a pivotal role in creating jobs in our communities.
In fact, in my home state of Massachusetts, small businesses represent 85 percent of companies and employ over a quarter of our workforce.
As I meet with small business leaders… Read more »
M. Speaker, we all know that too many Americans are unemployed. Too many Americans families are having trouble paying their energy bills. Too many of our manufacturing jobs have gone overseas to China and other countries.
Now, the Democratic Congress has brought bill after bill after bill to the floor to help American families weather these time economic times and make… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) today commended President Obama for proposing a significant tax break for U.S. businesses on equipment purchases and urged the leadership of the House and Senate to take the measure up quickly.
-I've talked to many, many small business owners who are eager to purchase new equipment,- Rep. McGovern said. -I believe that giving these entrepreneurs some tax… Read more »
M. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule and the underlying bill.
Our communities are struggling. Forty-seven states are facing budget shortfalls, and at least 34 states will cut both jobs and services in this fiscal year unless there is an additional six-month extension of the FMAP program.
All of us are hearing from our governors. In June, a bipartisan group of… Read more »
M. Speaker, I rise in support of this rule and the underlying bill.
M. Speaker, it's about time. For 7 weeks, millions of Americans who have lost their jobs - through no fault of their own - have worried about how they're going to pay for groceries, pay their mortgage or pay for their children's college tuitions.
They've sat around their kitchen tables and made tough… Read more »
Congressman McGovern joins three other Members of Congress in requesting the declassification of documents related to returning Prisoners-of-War after the Vietnam conflict. See below.
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M. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this rule and of the underlying bill.
During my time in Congress, I haven't had a single constituent say to me, -You know, Jim - I think there should be more special interest money in politics.-
Obviously, the conservative activist judges that now make up the majority of the Supreme Court don't live in my district.
Because in… Read more »
