April 26, 2010
Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, together with Congressman James McGovern today announced that the Worcester Fire Department will receive $2,227,378 as part of the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant program. The federal funding will enable departments to increase the number of trained, "front line" firefighters that are… Read more »
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U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA) is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to his congressional staff in the Worcester district office (34 Mechanic Street).
Kelly Brissette has been appointed as District Scheduler and will serve as the primary point of contact for constituents and organizations seeking to meet… Read more »
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Congressman McGovern is once again hosting 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. Future office hour dates, times… Read more »
April 14, 2010
M. Speaker,
After 8 long years, hundreds of billions of dollars in deficit spending and - most importantly - thousands of our brave soldiers killed or wounded, it is past time to re-examine our strategy in Afghanistan.
Instead of nation-building in Afghanistan, I believe we should be doing some more nation-building here at home.
The American people deserve… Read more »
March 25, 2010
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) today announced that he has introduced legislation to restore the ability of states to play a necessary and vital role in the process of siting Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) facilities.
The bill (HR 4922) repeals a provision in the 2005 Energy bill that gave the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) the exclusive authority to site… Read more »
Mr. Speaker, this is an historic day for all of us in the House.
We have the opportunity to enact real, meaningful health insurance reform that will improve the lives of millions of our fellow citizens.
We can end the most abusive practices of the insurance companies. We can provide coverage to millions of hard-working families. We can bring down the costs of health care for… Read more »
Senator John Kerry, Congressman Barney Frank, and Congressman Jim McGovern today hailed the announcement by the U.S. Department of Transportation that it would award $2.6 million to the Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) and $200,000 to the Greater Attleboro-Taunton Regional Transit Authority (GATRTA).
Both grants, as well as four others awarded to other Massachusetts… Read more »
M. Speaker. The resolution provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.J. Res. 45, the debt limit and statutory PAYGO resolution. The rule makes in order a motion offered by the Majority Leader or a designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment. The rule waives all points of order against the motion except those arising under clause 10 of House rule 21 and… Read more »
Mr. Speaker,
It has now been two weeks since a 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti on the afternoon of January 12th.
Over these past 14 days, we have seen pictures of the devastation of Port-au-Prince and surrounding communities. Estimates of the number of dead continue to rise; and the injured in the capital alone is already in the tens of thousands, many needing sophisticated… Read more »
