Senators Edward M. Kennedy, John F. Kerry, Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed, and Representatives Barney Frank, James P. McGovern and Patrick J. Kennedy today commended the House of Representatives for the passage of legislation to support the protection and community-based management of Taunton River as part of the Wild & Scenic River system. The legislation passed the Senate in… Read more »
Bipartisan Bill Calls for Continued Reductions in Nuclear Arsenal,
Investments in Children
U.S. Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Dan Lungren (R-CA) today reintroduced their -Global Security Priorities- Resolution.
The resolution recognizes -the paramount need to address the threat of international terrorism and protect the international security of the United States by reducing the… Read more »
Senators Edward M. Kennedy and John F. Kerry and Congressmen Barney Frank and James McGovern announced today that the Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District (SRPEDD) will receive a grant of $60,000 from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The funds will be used to establish a development strategy that supports private… Read more »
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M. Speaker. H.Res.184 provides for consideration of H.R. 1105, the -Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009.- The rule provides one hour of debate controlled by the Committee on Appropriations and one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule also self-executes an amendment that blocks the automatic cost-of-living adjustment due to be provided to… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) and U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) today announced that communities in the 3rd Congressional District will receive over $1.7 million in funding for law enforcement.
The funding announced today was included in the fiscal stimulus package recently signed into law by President Obama, and is available through the Edward Byrne… Read more »
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M. Speaker - I rise today in strong support of this important resolution. I thank my friend Congressman Rush Holt, Speaker Pelosi, and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, for their leadership in the long struggle for freedom, dignity and human rights in Tibet.
M. Speaker, for six decades, the history of Tibet is marked by… Read more »
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Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of this rule and the underlying legislation.
The American people are outraged - and rightly so - at the news that insurance giant AIG has given large bonuses to some of its employees.
It is outrageous that a company that is being bailed out by the American taxpayer is providing bonuses to the people who dealt in these… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern today announced that the Holden Fire Department has been awarded $261,250 in Vehicle Acquisition funding under the 2008 Assistance to Firefighter Grant program.
-I'm very pleased with this funding,- Rep. McGovern said. -I know that this federal assistance has been a high priority for the Holden Fire Department. The Department will now be able to obtain a new,… Read more »
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern today announced that the Westborough, Attleboro and Seekonk Fire Departments have been awarded a total of $384,815 in Operations and Safety funding under the 2008 Assistance to Firefighter Grant program.
Westborough will receive $94,677. Attleboro will receive $223,636. Seekonk will receive $66,500.
-I'm very pleased with this funding,- Rep. McGovern said.… Read more »
-Thank you all for being here today. I'm particularly honored to be with my Ambassador Tony Hall, with my great friend Jo Ann Emerson, and with so many leaders in the fight against global hunger.
-I believe that today represents an incredibly important step in the effort to end hunger around the world. I often say that hunger is a political condition - we have the resources to end it,… Read more »
