Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a senior member of the House Democrats' Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity and the Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee, released the following statement after House Republicans unveiled the poverty portion of their so-called “A Better Way” agenda:
“Americans need Congress to come… Read more »
Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) spoke on the House floor to honor Officer Ronald Tarentino Jr., a member of the Auburn Police Department who was tragically shot and killed in the line of duty this past weekend.
Text of Congressman McGovern’s Speech is Below:
“Today I rise to honor Officer Ronald Tarentino Jr., a member of the Auburn Police Department in… Read more »
Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), the second-highest ranking House Democrat on the House Rules Committee, led today’s debate for House Democrats on the House GOP bill to provide funding for the U.S. response to the Zika virus.
Congressman McGovern criticized House Republicans for waiting months to bring a bill to the floor and called today’s bill woefully inadequate for… Read more »
Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a senior House Democrat and leading voice in the fight against hunger, spoke on the House Floor today to recognize Older Americans Month and to help raise awareness about senior hunger and the ways we can better address it.
Congressman McGovern’s regular #EndHungerNow speeches have helped to keep the spotlight on hunger and the need to do more to… Read more »
Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) joined 86 Members of Congress today in issuing the following joint statement regarding the Verizon strike and ongoing labor negotiations. Congressman McGovern has been a vocal supporter of the Verizon workers striking for fair pay and fair working conditions, marching with them in Shrewsbury and Leominster in the last month.
“We applaud… Read more »
Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) – a senior House Democrat and proud supporter of LGBT equality – released the following statement on the improper conduct of House Republicans today in holding a vote open in order to force Republican Members to change their votes and defeat an amendment to uphold President Obama’s historic executive order banning anti-LGBT discrimination… Read more »
This week, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) spoke on the House Floor to call for the House to pass his bipartisan amendment to the FY 17 National Defense Authorization Act to honor the more than 200,000 American veterans who were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation while conducting nuclear weapons tests during between 1945 and 1962.
McGovern later applauded the passage of his… Read more »
As the House took up the FY 2017 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) called out House Republican leadership for continuing to ignore the constitutional duty of Congress to debate and vote on the nearly two-year U.S. military operation against ISIS in the Middle East. Click here for video of today’s speech.
McGovern offered a bipartisan… Read more »
Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) spoke on the House Floor to raise awareness about food waste in the U.S. and to praise efforts in Massachusetts and across the country to reduce food waste and help the 50 million Americans – including 16 million children – who struggle with hunger every year. Click here for video of today’s speech
“American… Read more »
On the House floor today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) spoke in support of bipartisan legislation to tackle the opioid epidemic hurting so many communities in Western and Central Massachusetts. Click here to watch video online.
The bills debated today were H.R. 5046, the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction (COARA) Act, and H.R. 4641, a bill to provide for the establishment of an… Read more »
