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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 »
Package includes Rep. McGovern's transit benefit provision
U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern today hailed passage in the House of Representatives of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
-America is facing the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression,- Rep. McGovern said. -We need to act quickly and boldly to put people back to work and restore confidence. It's estimated… Read more »
M. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
George W. Bush left the country with an economy much worse off than the one he inherited from the Clinton Administration. Eight years after being handed record budget surpluses, President Bush passed onto President Obama an economy that has record budget deficits and is in the worse shape since… Read more »
I thank the gentlelady from New York for yielding me the time. I ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks.
First, let me congratulate Speaker Pelosi as she begins her second term as Speaker of this House. I also want to congratulate my colleagues for their elections and I welcome our new colleagues to the House.
Our nation is facing very challenging times. Twelve years… Read more »
U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern
Co-Chair
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC)
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
B-318 Rayburn HOB
TLHRC HEARING: OPENING STATEMENT
The Status of Human Rights in China: The U.N. Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Good morning.
I want to thank my colleague and fellow Co-Chair, Congressman Frank Wolf, and the staff of the Tom Lantos Human… Read more »
