Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairs of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, along with Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA), introduced H.R. 4270, the PROTECT Hong Kong Act – a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives to prohibit commercial exports of certain nonlethal crowd control items and defense articles and services to the… Read more »

WORCESTER, MASS. – Today, Congressman James P. McGovern, Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and a leading congressional advocate for peace in Colombia, issued this statement strongly condemning news that some former FARC dissidents would abandon the Colombian peace process and return to arms: “Peace is the only path forward for Colombia. I am deeply… Read more »

"I look forward with hope to a transitional period that places the rights and aspirations of the Sudanese people front and center." Read more »

"Unfortunately, President Trump and Interior Secretary Bernhardt – a former lobbyist for Halliburton– could care less about conservation and environmental protection." Read more »

“Trump’s proposal would wallop working families in Massachusetts, where the cost of living is high and the flexibility of categorical eligibility is crucial.” Read more »

Legislation Would Remove All Restrictions on U.S. Travel to Cuba Read more »

"I am proud to vote yes on this important bipartisan bill to strengthen consumer protections and end the scourge of robocalls" Read more »

“There is no grey area here. There is a very clear right and wrong.” Read more »

WASHINGTON – Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) will join Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA), Filemon Vela (D-TX) and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), and 16 other Democratic Members of Congress who are traveling to the U.S.-Mexico border near McAllen and Brownsville, Texas tomorrow, July 13th. Many of the members are returning to the site of an investigation last summer into the conditions… Read more »

WORCESTER, MA – Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement supporting the people of Sudan and their right to peacefully protest: “We continue to stand with the peaceful protesters in Sudan who are exercising their fundamental right to be heard. It has… Read more »