Press Releases

Congressman Jim McGovern announced today "Back to Work with Congressman Jim McGovern," a series of jobs and employment focused forums around the 3rd Congressional District of Massachusetts designed to give unemployed and underemployed constituents the resources they need to get back into the workforce. Read more »

Floor Speech from March 1, 2011 Read more »

Dear Chairman King: We are writing regarding the Homeland Security Committee's upcoming hearings, which you have stated will focus exclusively on radicalization among Muslim Americans and homegrown terrorism. We agree that Congress and all levels of government have a duty to protect America from terrorism, whether from abroad or homegrown. We are, however, deeply concerned that the… Read more »

Speech from the floor of the House of Representatives on March 1, 2011 Read more »

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Statement from Congressmen McGovern, Ellison, Honda, McDermott on the violence in Libya. Read more »

Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Walter Jones(R-NC) copenned an OpEd in this morning's Washington Post, calling for an end to the ongoing war in Afghanistan. Read more »

New Caucus to Focus on Computer and Video Game Industry Benefits and Issues Read more »

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. Read more »

U.S. Rep Jim McGovern signed onto a letter to Speaker John Boehner and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi urging that funding to Public Broadcasting be protected. Read more »