Press Releases

Representative McGovern, joined by 199 Democrats, sent a letter to House Speaker Boehner today demanding a vote on a piece of legislation that would end the shutdown and fund the government. A vote on the legislation would open the entire federal government immediately. Read more »

After months of trying to cut $40 billion from the SNAP program, after months of demonizing poor people, after months of trying to slash food assistance programs across the board, Republicans would like us all to believe that they care about hunger in America. Read more »

Remarks from the floor on September 30, 2013: I thank the gentleman for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and I yield myself such time as I may consume. M./ Speaker, once again, the Republican Majority is back on the House Floor trampling upon regular order and eliminating any possibility of a fair and transparent legislative process. When the Majority assumed control of this chamber… Read more »

The entire Massachusetts delegation today pressed the Small Business Administration (SBA) to provide financial assistance to Massachusetts fishermen who have been hard hit by reductions in catch limits and groundfish stocks. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, Democratic Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today sent a letter to President Obama regarding Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's reported request for a visa from the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Read more »

All 20 of New England's Representatives in the U.S. House sent a letter to Gina McCarthy, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, expressing their concern that proposed funding changes to clean air programs would have a negative impact on the region. Read more »

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $1.4 million to Becker College and the Massachusetts Digital Games Institute (MassDiGI) to help create the MassDiGI New Ventures Center (NVC).Becker will match the EDA grant to build the $2.8 million NVC, which will function as an on-campus business assistance center located in the… Read more »

Today, Reps. Michael G. Grimm (R-NY), McGovern (D-MA), Peter T. King (R-NY), and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) were joined by the Commuter Benefits Work for Us Coalition in calling for passage of the Commuter Parity Act of 2013 (H.R 2288). This revenue-neutral bipartisan legislation will establish permanent tax credit parity between the parking and transit/vanpool portions of the transportation fringe benefit. Read more »

Today, Congressman Jim McGovern joined Congresswoman Barbara Lee and 52 other Members of Congress on a letter to President Obama condemning the reported use of chemical weapons in Syria and calling for full congressional debate and appropriate response. The letter comes on the heels of rumors surrounding a military strike in Syria.The letter reads, in part: “While we understand that… Read more »

"If those reports are confirmed, the international community must be united in its response to these grave human rights violations." Read more »