Press Releases

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. Read more »

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 »

-Clearly, General McChrystal's comments were inappropriate. But I am much more concerned about the direction of our policy in Afghanistan than I am about the general's comments. I'm concerned about the corrupt and incompetent Karzai government. I'm concerned about the hundreds of billions of dollars we're spending on ‘nation-building' in Afghanistan when we need to do some more… Read more »

Congressman McGovern joins 47 other Members of Congress in demanding that BP 'clean up before it pays out'. See below attachment: Read more »

Rich text editor, body, press ALT 0 for help. Congressman McGovern is continuing to host one-on-one office hours in his congressional district this year. He welcomes the opportunity to meet with constituents to discuss any issues or concerns they may have. Please kindly make every effort to attend the office hours scheduled in your particular community. Thank you. Saturday, June… Read more »

Hunger and obesity are serious problems in this country. Over 49 million Americans go hungry every year, 17 million of which are children. And now we have a new problem - obesity. Most people think obesity is a simple problem of eating the wrong food, and this is mostly correct. But there are many cases where obese people are also hungry; that they are feeding themselves and their… Read more »

Senator John Kerry, Congressman Barney Frank and Congressman Jim McGovern today praised a declaration by the National Park Service that deals a major blow to the proposal to construct a Liquid Natural Gas terminal at Weaver's Cove in Fall River. The decision was based on the fact that last spring the Taunton River was named a federal -Wild and Scenic River.- The river received this… Read more »