McGovern Announces $2.7 Million for Worcester Fire Department

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Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded the Worcester Fire Department $2.7 million in a Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant. “With this grant, the Worcester Fire Department will have the resources they need to be able to hire additional firefighters and continue to protect our…

PHOTOS: McGovern Honors Dolly Vazquez for 23 Years of Service to Worcester Latino Community

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Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) released the following statement after his visit to the Centro Las Americas’ Latino Elder Program to serve lunch to local seniors and to honor Dolly Vasquez for her 23 years of service to the Latino community in Worcester County.  “Today I am privileged to honor Carmen ‘Dolly’ Vazquez as she retires from Centro…

PHOTOS: McGovern Praises Local Farmers on Fourth Annual Massachusetts Farm Tour

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Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) completed his fourth annual cross-district farm tour to meet with local farmers in Central and Western Massachusetts to highlight the success of our region’s agricultural industry and the “Buy Local” movement in growing the region’s economy. Today as Congressman McGovern finished the two-day, 13-stop tour, he visited farms…

PHOTOS: McGovern Kicks Off First Day of Massachusetts Farm Tour

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Today Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) kicked off his annual cross-district agricultural tour to meet with local farmers in Central and Western Massachusetts to highlight the success of our region’s agricultural industry and the “Buy Local” movement in growing the region’s economy. On the first day of the farm tour, Congressman McGovern is visiting farms in North…

PHOTOS: McGovern Hikes Midstate Trail in Push to Strengthen Massachusetts Conservation Funding

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PRINCETON, MA – Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) joined the Appalachian Mountain Club, Mass Audubon, and other state and local groups to hike the Midstate Trail to highlight the importance of fully funding the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The LWCF helps to protect and preserve the Midstate Trail and other sites in Massachusetts and across the country –…

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Next Week: McGovern to Kick Off 2015 Massachusetts Farm Tour

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On Monday, August 24th and 25th, U.S. Representative Jim McGovern (MA-02) will host a cross-district agricultural tour to meet with farmers in Central and Western Massachusetts to highlight the success of our region’s agricultural industry and the “Buy Local” movement in growing the region’s economy. Congressman McGovern will meet with local producers of…

McGovern Joins Secretary Kerry in Cuba for U.S. Embassy Opening

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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…

McGovern to Join Secretary Kerry in Cuba for U.S. Embassy Opening

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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…

McGovern Joins Senators Wyden, Rubio in Bipartisan Push to Block U.S. Military Aid to Bahrain

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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…

PHOTOS: McGovern Visits Sutton Senior Center and Food Pantry to Serve Lunch and Highlight Local Efforts to Reduce Senior Hunger

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  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…