**MEDIA ADVISORY** Congressman McGovern Joins Community Leaders to Kick Off West Boylston Street Beautification Project and Tree Planting

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Tomorrow, June 19th, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) will join Worcester community leaders to participate in the first West Boylston Street Beautification Project and tree planting. Community members and volunteers will come together to plant 30 trees along the stretch of West Boylston Street across from the Greendale Fire Station. This event will be the first of what Congressman…

Congressman McGovern Leads House Debate on Bipartisan Resolution to Force Congress to Take Up AUMF for U.S. War with ISIS

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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), second-highest ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee, is leading debate on the House floor ahead of a vote on H. Con. Res. 55, his bipartisan resolution that would force Congress to debate an Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) for U.S. military engagement against ISIS. “For over 10 months, the United States has been…

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congressman Jim McGovern Tour Community Harvest Project and Host Food is Medicine Roundtable

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GRAFTON, MA – Today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) toured the Community Harvest Project and hosted a roundtable on The Farm to Health Center Initiative and its work to reduce hunger and enhance positive medical outcomes for low-income families in Central Massachusetts. Joining Leader Pelosi and Congressman McGovern were Jodi Koeman,…

Congressman McGovern Announces Massachusetts Winners of $148,000 in USDA Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Awards

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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) announced the Massachusetts winners of $148,000 in grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. Nationwide the USDA will award $6.7 million in grants to 544 energy projects across the country. These awards are part of the USDA’s Rural Development Rural Energy for America…

**MEDIA ADVISORY** House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Congressman McGovern to Tour Community Harvest Project, Host Food is Medicine Roundtable

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This Saturday, June 13 at 12:30 p.m., House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) will join local leaders to tour the Community Harvest Project (CHP) in Grafton and host a roundtable on The Farm to Health Center Initiative (FHCI) and its work to reduce hunger and enhance positive medical outcomes for low-income families in Central Massachusetts.  The…

Congressman McGovern at House Agriculture Committee: SNAP Helps Americans Put Food on the Table and Should Be Strengthened, Not Cut

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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee, delivered the following opening statement at this morning’s House Agriculture Committee hearing entitled: “Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: The Means to Climbing the Economic Ladder.” “It should be clear to everyone on this Committee who has sat through at…

Congressman McGovern: Keeping Americans Safe on the Road Means Keeping Bigger and Heavier Trucks Off

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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), second-highest ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee, released the following statement in response to the release of a series of new reports from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on truck size and weight. These reports were required by (MAP-21), the most recent surface transportation reauthorization bill, which was passed by…

McGovern Applauds Opening of Worcester Regional Airports Renovated Fire Station

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WORCESTER, MA – Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) applauded the opening of the newly renovated Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station at Worcester Regional Airport (ORH). Congressman McGovern helped to secure $3 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the project. Combined with $2.5 million from Massport, the project’s funding…

Congressman McGovern Acts to Force House Debate on U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraq and Syria

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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), second-highest ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee, was joined by Reps. Walter Jones (R-NC) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) in introducing a bipartisan concurrent resolution (PDF) under the provisions of the War Powers Resolution, to force the House to debate on whether U.S. troops should withdraw from Iraq and Syria. This resolution can be…

Congressman McGovern: House Republican CFTC Bill Weakens Dodd-Frank Protections and Increases Risk of Another Financial Crisis

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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), second-highest ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee, spoke on the House floor to call out House Republicans for using H.R. 2289, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) reauthorization bill, to undermine the Commission’s ability to enforce protections put in place by the Dodd-Frank Act that would help to keep the financial…