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U.S. Rep. McGovern congratulates Taft School for winning "Let's Move" Bronze Award
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I rise to congratulate Taft Early Learning School in Uxbridge, Massachusetts for being named as a Bronze Award Winner in the USDA Healthier School Challenge. U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern statement on plan to cut $40 billion from the nutrition title
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"Just when I think that House Republicans can’t get any more short-sighted or cruel, they pull a stunt like this." U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern Introduces Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act
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Tuesday July 30, 2013U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02) today introduced the bipartisan Wounded Warrior Service Dog Act in the House of Representatives.The bill, HR 2847, would create a competitive grant program for nonprofits that train service dogs for use by veterans. It defines the term “assistance dog” to mean a dog specifically trained to perform physical tasks to… U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern's 19th "End Hunger Now" speech: The role of chefs in America
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For the nineteenth time this year, I rise to talk about my effort to End Hunger Now. Nearly every week this year, I’ve stood on this floor and talked about hunger in America and how we can End Hunger Now. U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Ed Markey announce $1 million for WPI Fire Work
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Monday July 22, 2013U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (MA-02) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (MA) and Ed Markey (MA) today announced that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has awarded nearly $1 million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) through the Fire Prevention and Safety Program.According to WPI, the research team led by Professor Brian Meacham will use the 998,446 grant to… Feinstein, Leahy, McGovern Call on President to End Use of Unreliable Cluster Munitions
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) in sending a letter to President Obama calling on the Pentagon to stop using cluster munitions with high failure rates. U.S. Rep. McGovern's 18th End Hunger Now Speech: Fraud, Waste, Abuse
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July 17, 2013M. Speaker – eighteen times this year I’ve come to this floor and talked about the need to End Hunger Now. Eighteen times I’ve defended our nation’s anti-hunger programs, discussed the paradox of hunger and obesity, and talked about hunger among the elderly.Over the past few weeks, this House has voted on two versions of a Farm Bill reauthorization.… U.S. Rep. McGovern joins Sens. Feinstein, Leahy on Cluster Munitions Letter to President Obama
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July 16, 2013 Dear President Obama, We write to request that your Administration undertake a review of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) policy on cluster munitions. McGovern's statement on the conviction of Sergei Magnitsky
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"I am very disappointed, though not surprised, by the Russian judiciary’s unprecedented posthumous conviction of Sergei Magnitsky - a new despicable act in the ordeal of the courageous lawyer." U.S. Rep. Mcgovern's 17th 'End Hunger Now' speech: Rural Hunger
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July 10, 2013 M. Speaker, Nearly every week that this House has been in session this year, I’ve come to the floor to talk about the need to End Hunger Now. Fourteen speeches later, I still hear from people who doubt that hunger is a problem in the 21st century in the richest, most prosperous nation in the world. Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
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