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U.S. Rep. Jim Mcgovern Introduces New Bill on Tibet
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This bipartisan bill promotes access to Tibetan areas of China for U.S. officials, journalists, and average citizens. Currently, travel restrictions imposed by the Chinese government on Tibet are more severe than for any other provincial-level entity of China. U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern End Hunger Now Speech: We Need a Living Wage
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M. Speaker, Over and over again, House Republicans complain about federal spending, especially when it comes to our nation’s premier anti-hunger safety net program known as SNAP. They say the program is too big – that it’s bloated and it’s full of fraud, waste and abuse. These claims are patently false and have been dispelled over and over again. But… U.S. REP. JIM MCGOVERN INTRODUCES BILL TO AWARD SERVICE MEDALS TO ATOMIC VETERANS
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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02) today announced that he has introduced H.R. 4778, the bipartisan “Atomic Veterans Service Medal Act” in the House of Representatives. The bill would authorize the award of a military service medal to members of the Armed Forces who were exposed to ionizing radiation as a result of participation in the testing of nuclear weapons or under other circumstances. U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern End Hunger Now Speech: We Shouldnt Be Playing Politics With Our Kid's Health
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Providing access to healthy school meals shouldn’t be controversial. We shouldn’t play politics with our kid’s health. STATEMENT OF U.S. REP. JIM MCGOVERN ON THE PRESIDENTS ANNOUNCEMENT ON AFGHANISTAN
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I continue to believe that maintaining any troop presence after 2014 should be specifically authorized by a vote in Congress. We are at war. And for far too long, Congress has failed in its most basic oversight and authorization responsibilities. Statement by U.S. Representative James P. McGovern on the Release of Nabeel Rajab
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I welcome the news that Nabeel Rajab, President of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights, was released from prison today, after serving a two-year sentence for participating in public protests. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JIM McGOVERN DEMANDS A VOTE IN THE WAR ON AFGHANISTAN
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Yesterday, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern attempted to get a vote in the House of Representatives on his amendment regarding the war in Afghanistan. U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern End Hunger Now Speech: Honoring Donna Lombardi
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Congratulations to Donna Lombardi, the Director of Nutrition for the Worcester Public Schools in my hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts, for receiving the Healthy Start Leadership Award. This award is being presented by the EOS Foundation, a Massachusetts-based foundation that is committed to expanding universal, free breakfast in the classroom across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. U.S. REPRESENTATIVE JIM McGOVERN ANNOUNCES FOUR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO UNITED STATES SERVICE ACADEMIES
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At a ceremony in Worcester on May 14, 2014, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern honored four local students that have received appointments to United States Service Academies. A total of four students from the 2nd Congressional District have received service academy appointments to join the Class of 2018. Congressional Delegation Announces $8.9 Million in Faa Grants to Mass. Airports
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United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey and Representatives Richard Neal, Jim McGovern, Michael Capuano, Stephen Lynch, Bill Keating, and Katherine Clark today announced $8.9 million in U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grants to support projects at Massachusetts airports. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
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