HAVANA, CUBA – Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) released the following statement after joining U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other members of Congress for the official re-opening of the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba.
“Today I was proud to join Secretary Kerry for the re-opening of the U.S. Embassy here in Cuba. This marks the beginning of a new chapter in… Read more »
Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) announced that tomorrow, August 14, he will join U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and other members of Congress for the official re-opening of the U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba. This follows the re-opening of the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C. in July and President Obama’s December 2014 announcement of the normalizing of U.S.-Cuba… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a senior House Democrat and co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, joined Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) to announce a bipartisan push to block the sale or transfer of certain arms to Bahrain until the State Department certifies that Bahrain has fully implemented all of the recommendations by an independent oversight… Read more »
Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) visited the Sutton Senior Center and Food Pantry to serve lunch to Sutton seniors and highlight the center’s efforts to help reduce senior hunger in Worcester County. Click here to see all the photos from today’s event.
“Helping to ensure every senior has food on the table is so important. For so many in our community, the… Read more »
Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) honored Vietnam veteran Bob LaRose, a Worcester native who served two tours of duty before returning to Worcester to serve with the Worcester Fire Department for 40 years.
“Today we are proud to honor Bob LaRose, a Worcester native and Vietnam veteran, for a lifetime of service,” Congressman McGovern said. “When our Vietnam… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) toured the EcoTarium, a science and nature museum located in Worcester. Congressman McGovern’s visit focused on the role of the museum as an important educational resource in Central Massachusetts.
On the tour, Congressman McGovern discussed the EcoTarium’s role in providing STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) learning… Read more »
Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), a senior House Democrat, issued the following statement in support of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear program.
“Keeping Americans safe must be the first priority of Congress and a nuclear-armed Iran poses a grave threat to the United States, Israel, and countries around the world. Since… Read more »
Congressman Jim McGovern (D-Worcester) and Worcester Mayor Joe Petty released the following statements in response to the shooting of a mother and her 2-year-old child Monday night in Plumley Village on on Everett Gaylord Boulevard in Worcester.
“I am heartbroken by last night’s tragic shooting of a mother and young child in Worcester,” Congressman Jim McGovern… Read more »
On Thursday, August 6, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) will tour the EcoTarium, a museum of science and nature located in Worcester. Congressman McGovern’s visit will focus on the role of the museum as an important educational resource in Central Massachusetts. Founded in 1825, the EcoTarium is the nation’s second oldest natural history society whose mission is to inspire a… Read more »
On Monday, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), a senior House Democrat and co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, led 65 Democrats in a letter to the U.S. State Department to support the ongoing peace process in Colombia and to urge all parties at the negotiating table in Havana, Cuba to put victims’ rights and needs at the center of talks.
Addressed to U.S. Secretary of… Read more »
