Congressman McGovern: Strong U.S. Investment in International Food Aid is Key to Our National Security

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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition, delivered the following statement at the House Agriculture Committee hearing reviewing U.S. International Food Aid Programs led by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). “Investing in these programs is also an…

Congressman McGovern: Boston 2024 Selection of DCU Center to Host Olympic Events A Victory for Worcester

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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), welcomed the news that Boston 2024 has chosen the DCU Center in Worcester to host Olympic handball if Boston becomes the host city for the 2024 Olympic Games. In addition to the DCU Center, Boston 2024 also selected the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center and the Tsongas Center at UMass Lowell. Together, the three venues would host eight…

Congressman McGovern: How Can Anyone Eat on $16 a Month?

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Today in Congressman Jim McGovern’s (MA-02) #EndHungerNow speech on the House floor, he highlighted the impact of last year’s farm bill on families receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistant Program (SNAP) and Low-Income Heating Assistance Program (LIHEAP) benefits. As a result of a policy change to the relationship between SNAP and LIHEAP benefits in the 2014 farm bill,…

McGovern, Tsongas Join Business and Community Leaders to Announce North Central Mass. Chamber of Commerce as Microlender for Local Small Businesses

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FITCHBURG, MA – Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (MA-03) joined business and community leaders at the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce (NCM) in Fitchburg to announce that the NCM’s Development Corporation has been designated by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Microlender for local small businesses. The SBA…

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

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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) joined Worcester community leaders to participate in the first West Boylston Street Beautification Project and tree planting. Community members and volunteers came together to plant 30 trees along the stretch of West Boylston Street across from the Greendale Fire Station. “Today I am proud to join our great Worcester community to celebrate…

Congressman McGovern, Local Leaders Work with Baker-Polito Administration to Restore 495/9/90 Interchange Projects to State Infrastructure Priorities

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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) joined the MetroWest legislative delegation to announce they have worked successfully with the Baker-Polito administration and the Central MA Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to restore the I-495/Rte. 9 project in their Long Range Transportation Plan, Mobility 2040. McGovern and the delegation welcomed MassDOT’s proposal to include…

**MEDIA ADVISORY** McGovern, Tsongas to Join Business and Community Leaders to Announce North Central Mass. Chamber of Commerce as Microlender for Local Small Businesses

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FITCHBURG, MA – Tomorrow, June 19th, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (MA-03) will join business and community leaders at the North Central Massachusetts Chamber of Commerce (NCM) in Fitchburg to announce that NCM has been designated by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Microlender for local small businesses. The North Central…

**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,…