FEW Releases Scorecard for 112th Congress Second Session; McGovern named Federal Worker Champion

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FEW Releases Scorecard for 112th Congress Second Session; McGovern named Federal Worker Champion Federally Employed Women (FEW) has released the results of its scorecard for the second session of the 112th Congress and is happy to report that it reflects a large number of perfect and 90% scores. -It is because of the hard work of the grassroots advocacy efforts that we were able…

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern Statement on the School Shooting in Connecticut

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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern Statement on the School Shooting in Connecticut -This unspeakable tragedy reminds us - once again - that we need to have a frank conversation about guns and gun violence in America. We have been through this too many times. I have cosponsored numerous bills to combat gun violence and I am a strong supporter of sensible gun control laws. Unfortunately,…

Rep. Doggett, Rep. Courtney, Rep. McGovern 81 House Democrats Urge President Obama, "Do Not Raise the Medicare Eligibility Age"

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Rep. Doggett, Rep. Courtney, Rep. McGovern 81 House Democrats Urge President Obama, -Do Not Raise the Medicare Eligibility Age- Today, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Rep. Courtney (D-CT), and 81 House Democrats urged President Obama to reject House Republican efforts to raise the Medicare eligibility age during ongoing debt negotiations. -With some of our colleagues still…

McGovern remarks on the naming of the Tip O'Neill Federal Building

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I want to thank the gentleman for yielding, and I want to thank Speaker Boehner and Leader Pelosi for bringing this bill to the floor. I know those of us in the Massachusetts delegation always welcome the opportunity to pay tribute to Tip O'Neill, a giant of this House and a legend in Massachusetts politics. For nearly 20 years, Tip O'Neill represented the people of his district…