Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-03) announced two personnel moves for his congressional staff in the Worcester District Office today.
Kathleen Polanowicz, who previously served as District Representative for McGovern, has been named District Director. Ms. Polanowicz will oversee all operations and staff in McGovern's four District offices. In addition, she will continue to provide… Read more »
I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and I yield myself 4 minutes.
M. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to this resolution.
Once again I am deeply disappointed that instead of working to create jobs and strengthen the economy, the new Republican Majority continues to focus on re-opening old wounds and fighting old battles.
The resolution before us… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) today announced that he will serve as a member on the House Agriculture Committee in the 112thCongress. He has also been appointed by Minority Whip Steny Hoyer as a Senior Whip.
-I'm very excited to be taking on these new responsibilities,- Rep. McGovern said. -On the Agriculture Committee, I look forward to continuing my work on hunger, nutrition,… Read more »
M. Speaker - I appreciate the opportunity to speak here today.
Gabrielle Giffords is a smart, gifted and compassionate Member of Congress. It is a privilege to be her colleague, and Arizona is privileged to be represented by a person of her caliber. My wife, Lisa, and I pray for her recovery and our thoughts are with her family, friends and community as they come together… Read more »
M. Speaker, as we near the end of 2010 and the 111th Congress, I want to take a few minutes to talk about an issue that is critically important to the health and well being of our country. It is also an issue that I care deeply about. That issue, M. Speaker, is hunger.
I've said it over and over again, but it bears repeating -- hunger is a political condition. We know how… Read more »
M. Speaker, I rise in support of the rule but in reluctant opposition to the underlying legislation.
Let me begin by saying that I know there are a lot of good things in this bill.
The bill extends tax relief for middle class families. It extends unemployment insurance for Americans who - through no fault of their own - find themselves out of work in this difficult… Read more »
Senator John Kerry, along with Congressmen John Olver, Edward Markey, Barney Frank, Jim McGovern, Stephen F. Lynch, Niki Tsongas, and Richard E. Neal, today announced that Massachusetts will receive $2,888,305 from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund high speed rail advancements in Western Massachusetts.
-This is a huge win for Massachusetts and shows once again that… Read more »
M. Speaker, we have the opportunity today to pass a very good bill that will improve the lives of our children.
And I believe we must seize that opportunity.
I want to thank Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Miller, Congresswoman DeLauro, Congresswoman McCarthy and others who have worked so hard on this issue.
And I want to say a special ‘thank you' to First Lady… Read more »
Congressman Jim McGovern joined a conference call today stressing the need to reauthorize our Child Nutrition programs. Below is a link to the audio of the conference call.
http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/audio/20101129ChildNutritionConferenceCall.mp3
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Ten bipartisan members of the House, led by U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and U.S. Rep. Walter Jones (R-NC) sent a letter to President Obama expressing their -grave concerns- about the course of U.S. policy in Afghanistan.
The letter came on the eve of the President's trip to Lisbon for a NATO meeting.
The text of the letter follows:
Dear Mr. President,
We write to you, Mr.… Read more »
