WASHINGTON — On Friday, May 6th, Chairman McGovern held a productive conversation with Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough to express his serious concern about the Department’s recommendation to close the Central Western Massachusetts Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Leeds, Massachusetts. Chairman McGovern shared with Secretary McDonough the anxiety and distress that this announcement has caused veterans and their loved ones across the region, and reiterated that many veterans have told...
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WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued this statement following an announcement from President Biden that he would convene the second ever White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health this September: “This is a historic moment in the fight against hunger. I’m proud of the nationwide, grassroots organization we built to secure this conference. I’m grateful to President Biden and his team for listening to us and underst...
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Donziger helped win a $9.5 billion judgment against Oil Giant Chevron for deliberately discharging billion of gallons of toxic waste into the Amazon;
Members Say “Intimidation Tactics” by Corporations and Courts Could Chill Future Attempts to Hold Corporate Polluters Accountable
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rules Committee Chairman Jim McGovern (MA-02) led nearly every member of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, including Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA), and Representatives Richard Neal (MA-01), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Bill Keating (MA-09), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Lori Trahan (MA-03), and Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), in calling on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to reconsider their recent recommendation to close...
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MASSACHUSETTS’ SECOND DISTRICT—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, announced more than $11.3 million in federal funding for a range of critical local investments in the Second District. The funding for these community projects has been authorized as a part of a new bipartisan appropriations package which passed the House and Senate this week. “I am celebrating alongside so many essential organizations in our community whose efforts will be recogni...
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ORANGE, Mass. – Today in Orange, U.S. Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), joined by Orange Superintendent of Schools Dr. Liz Zielinski and Fisher Hill Elementary Director of Food Services Jacki Dillenbeck, announced the LUNCHES Act—a new bill in the House of Representatives to help school districts provide students with healthy food by reimbursing them for the actual cost of producing school lunches. A 2019 study from the USDA found a 49-cent difference between the actual cost to produce th...
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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA), and Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives to expand access to healthy school breakfasts for students across the country. The Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act is endorsed by the School Nutrition Association and the National Education Association. It would strengthen and enhance the School Breakfast Program so that additional federal support is available to participating schools that...
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WASHINGTON— United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA-02) and the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation, announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has awarded Massachusetts state and regional transit authorities an estimated total of more than $196,126,742 in funding under the Further Extending Government Funding Act, which provides partial-year spending authority through February 18, 2022. The amo...
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) announced that he successfully secured the creation of an Atomic Veterans Commemorative Service Medal in the FY 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. This medal will honor the service and sacrifice of our nation's Atomic Veterans. This unique cohort of Veterans participated in hundreds of atmospheric nuclear weapons tests and became known as the Atomic Veterans. They were placed in extremely dangerous areas and were constantly exposed to...
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WASHINGTON– This week, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced $14 billion in investments across the country to strengthen port and waterway supply chains and bolster climate resilience. These funds will be delivered through a combination of resources from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and a recent disaster relief supplemental appropriation. Within its total allocations for Fiscal Year 2022, the Army Corps will specifically invest $20.8 million in projects across Massachusetts. “...
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