WASHINGTON - U.S. Congressman James P. McGovern, Co-Chair of the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission in the U.S. House of Representatives and a leading advocate for human rights, issued the following statement following the election of Iván Duque as President of Colombia:
I wish the new president of Colombia every success in bringing peace and prosperity to all… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and a senior member of House Democratic leadership, announced that Matthew Bonaccorsi has been promoted to Communications Director, overseeing communications at both the district and national level.
Bonaccorsi was raised in Medford, Massachusetts, and is a graduate of UMass, Amherst. He has worked in… Read more »
WORCESTER, MA – Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), a senior House Democrat and active voice in Congress for workers’ rights, released the following statement in response to President Trump’s recent issuing of a series of executive orders intended to strip federal employees of their right to representation at the worksite.
“President Trump promised American workers that he would have… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today U.S. Representatives Jim McGovern (MA-02), Eliot Engel (NY-16), John Lewis (GA-05), Norma Torres (CA-35), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Hank Johnson (GA-04) led a letter signed by 73 Members of Congress to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urging him and the Trump Administration to protect Colombian human rights defenders and social leaders… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a senior member of House Democratic leadership and leading voice on nuclear non-proliferation, released the following statement in response to the announcement that the Trump Administration will pull out of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), known as the Iran Nuclear Agreement:
“President Trump’s decision to pull out… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement following the Trump Administration’s decision today to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Hondurans:
“I am outraged by this cruel, narrow-minded and self-defeating decision by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a member of House Democratic leadership and the Ranking Member on the House Agriculture Committee’s Nutrition Subcommittee delivered the following speech denouncing the 2018 Republican Farm Bill for its extreme cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Congressman McGovern said the more than $23 billion in cuts… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a member of House Democratic Leadership and the Ranking Member on the House Agriculture Committee's Nutrition Subcommittee, delivered the following statement at the House Agriculture Committee's markup of the 2018 Farm Bill:
"Mr. Chairman, let me begin by saying how deeply frustrated I am by this process. It’s shameful what… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), the Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee and a member of House Democratic leadership, released the following statement on the House Republican farm bill released today.
“The process that produced this farm bill shows that Congress is broken.
“The farm bill is more than 600 pages and was dumped on our… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) released the following statement following his appointment as Ranking Member of the U.S. House Rules Committee:
“I am deeply grateful to Leader Pelosi for this opportunity to serve. I am humbled by the support of my Democratic colleagues. And I am eager to continue our work together to advance a bold agenda that reflects… Read more »
