Press Releases

MomsRising, a national grassroots organization of moms, delivered a petition signed by more than 25,000 moms from all across the country urging this Congress not to cut SNAP in the Fiscal Year 2016 budget. Every member of this House received the petition signed by moms in their district. Today, that petition has grown to nearly 50 thousand signatures and it keeps growing. This is just the latest petition from MomsRising urging Congress to prioritize children in the budget and protect SNAP from cuts and other structural changes. I am proud to stand with them in this call. Read more »

Worcester, Massachusetts April 18, 2015         My dear friends – I feel so very honored and very humble to be able to join all of you today to remember and commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.  It is particularly special that Archbishop Khajag Barsamian has come to participate in today’s activities and… Read more »

I have long supported removing Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List. I welcome President Obama’s decision to remove Cuba from this list and strongly support him in his efforts to normalize relations. Read more »

Today, we witnessed what months of determined diplomacy can accomplish – the announcement of a framework for drafting a final agreement on stopping the progress by the Government of Iran to develop nuclear weapons. Read more »

We shouldn’t balance the budget on the backs of poor and working families. They didn’t cause the financial crisis and they shouldn’t be the ones forced to get us out of this mess. Read more »

I congratulate the Colombian government and the FARC negotiating teams for reaching this historic agreement to begin the removal of anti-personnel landmines throughout Colombia. After Afghanistan, Colombia is the most mine-affected country in conflict in the world, and it will take many years to fully remove all landmines from Colombia. This concrete agreement also contributes to even greater confidence that the negotiations are serious, are moving forward and that a final peace accord will be achieved. Read more »

Later this morning, I will join my colleague, Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins of Kansas, at DC Central Kitchen to officially re-launch the House Hunger Caucus. I couldn’t be happier that we are continuing this important bipartisan Caucus in the 114th Congress. I’m thrilled to have her partnership in this Caucus and I look forward to working with her. I encourage my House colleagues to join the House Hunger Caucus. As Members, we don’t have to agree on everything to agree on something. Ending hunger should be something that we can all agree on. Read more »

Today, Congressman Jim McGovern released a bipartisan letter signed by 67 Members of Congress to King Salman, the new King of Saudi Arabia, encouraging him to advocate for human rights and democratic reforms in his country. Read more »

Last Thursday I launched #FillUpYourPlate on my website at mcgovern.house.gov. It’s a place where people can tell me what SNAP, or food stamps, means to them or how hunger has impacted their lives. Responses are posted on my website to create a wall of virtual paper plates. I encourage people to visit my website at mcgovern.house.gov to share what SNAP means to them. Read more »

After giving this issue a great deal of thought, I have decided not to attend the Prime Minister’s speech. Read more »