McGovern Joining Members of Congress To Investigate Texas Border Facilities

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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…

McGovern Statement Supporting the People of Sudan and their Right to Peacefully Protest

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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…

Timeline of Congressman McGovern's Push for AUMF Vote

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September 14, 2018: McGovern Joins Congresswoman Barbara Lee in sending a bipartisan letter to President Trump urging him to consult with and obtain authorization from Congress before ordering any additional U.S. military action in Syria. July 13, 2017: McGovern on House Floor - "America Has Been At War for 16 Years and Speaker Ryan Refuses to Allow Congressional Oversight and…

McGovern Statement Following Threats by the Transitional Military Council Against Peaceful Protesters in Sudan

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WASHINGTON – 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 this statement following threats by the Transitional Military Council against the peaceful movement in support of civilian government in Sudan: “When Sudan’s military ousted Omar al Bashir, it claimed to do so in support…

McGovern Announces District Office Staff Changes

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WORCESTER - Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, announced the following staff changes in his district offices: Jon Niedzielski has been promoted to District Director, and Kelly Brissette has been promoted to Deputy District Director. Niedzielski and Brissette will oversee all operations and staff in Congressman McGovern's district offices in…

McGovern, Stefanik Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Expand Federal Work-Study Program

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WASHINGTON – Today, Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA) and Elise Stefanik (R-NY) introduced the Classroom to Careers Act, a new bipartisan bill that would expand federal work-study to allow students in the program to get a full-time job in their field of study. The full text of their bill is available here (PDF). Currently, the federal work-study program only provides…