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McGovern Joins New England Delegation on Letter to EPA Opposing Changes to Clean Air Funding
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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. McGovern, Becker announce $1.4 million grant for Becker's Mass. Digital Games Institute
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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… Reps. Grimm, McGovern, King, Blumenauer Call for Transit Benefit Parity
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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. Congressman McGovern joins letter on Syria to White House
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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… McGovern statement on reported use of chemical weapons in Syria
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"If those reports are confirmed, the international community must be united in its response to these grave human rights violations." National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2 Million to Massachusetts Research Institutions
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United States Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Representative and Senator-Elect Edward Markey, and U.S. Representatives James McGovern and William Keating today announced the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $1.97 million to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Tufts University for research projects in science and engineering. Chairman Royce, Rep. McGovern Urge Obama to Focus on Defeating Kony, LRA
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Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), joined by 73 members of Congress, sent a letter to President Obama urging him to remain committed to defeating Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern speech on $40 billion in cuts to SNAP
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Friday August 02, 2013I ask unanimous consent to address the House for one minute.The Republican Majority has drafted a bill that doubles the level of cuts to Food Stamps over what was included in the Farm Bill that failed to pass this House in June.That’s right – doubles the cuts. More than 50 million people are hungry in this country. 17 million are kids. And the Republicans… 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." Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
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