McGovern Announces Opening of Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program To Support Local Jobs

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MASSACHUSETTS’ SECOND DISTRICT – Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, announced that more help is here for local businesses and jobs as the Small Business Administration’s Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) program will begin accepting applications today. McGovern helped secure the additional funding for the program as part of the…

McGovern Announces American Rescue Plan Help for Community Health Centers in Massachusetts’ Second District

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MASSACHUSETTS’ SECOND DISTRICT – Today, U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (MA-02) announced that three community health centers in Massachusetts’ Second Congressional District will receive a total of $12.9 million in American Rescue Plan funding to expand their COVID-19 vaccination and treatment operations. The resources are part of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan, which…

McGovern Calls on Russian Government to Release Wrongfully Imprisoned Opposition Leader Alexei Navalny

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WASHINGTON – Congressman James P. McGovern, Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the U.S. House of Representatives and a leading advocate of human rights around the world, issued the following statement in response to reports that the health of Alexei Navalny, wrongfully imprisoned Russian opposition leader, is deteriorating: “I am distressed by reports of Alexei…

Chairman McGovern Opens Debate to Send Historic Rescue Plan to President Biden

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WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) today opened debate on the rule for the Senate-passed American Rescue Plan Act to get this historic bill to President Biden’s desk for his signature. This legislation will help crush the coronavirus, return children safely to the classroom, get vaccines to the people, put dollars into families’ pockets, and…

Warren, Markey, McGovern Release Statement Urging Tenet Healthcare to Listen to and Act on the Concerns of St. Vincent Nurses

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Boston, MA – Today, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Congressman James P. McGovern, released the following joint statement on the contract negotiations between St. Vincent Hospital (St. Vincent's), their parent company Tenet Healthcare, and the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which represents the professional nurses at the hospital: “Tenet…

McGovern, Congressional Leaders Applaud Biden Administration’s Commitment to Ending Endless Wars, Call for Congressional Action

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Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives James P. McGovern, Chair of the House Rules Committee, Barbara Lee (D-CA), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY) and Anthony Brown (D-MD) applauded the Biden Administration’s recent support for reining in executive war power. The lawmakers, who urged Biden on his first full day in office to…

Chairman McGovern Votes to Pass Historic Voting Rights, Anti-Corruption and Ethics Reforms

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern joined House Democrats in voting to pass H.R. 1, the For The People Act, a sweeping anti-corruption package to clean up Washington, protect and expand voting rights, restore integrity to government, and put the needs and priorities of the American people ahead of special interests. “House Democrats are delivering on our…

Chairman McGovern Opens Debate on the American Rescue Plan

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) today opened debate on the rule for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This urgently needed legislation will help crush the coronavirus, return children safely to the classroom, get vaccines to the people, put dollars into families’ pockets, and put people back to work. Consideration of this bill on the House Floor…

McGovern Announces Federal Grants to Local Artists and Arts Organizations

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, announced $285,000 worth of federal funding from the National Endowment for the Arts for local arts organizations and artists in the Second Congressional District. Amherst Cinema received a $17,500 media arts grant; The Massachusetts Review received a $10,000 literary arts grant; The…

McGovern, Smith, Colleagues Re-Introduce the Bipartisan Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

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WASHINGTON, D.C.  – A bipartisan bill that would prohibit the importation of goods made with forced labor in China was introduced today by Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Chris Smith (R-NJ), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Tom…