Press Releases

August 9, 2012 The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Clinton, We write to urge that you undertake stronger, more coordinated, visible international diplomatic steps with regards to the People's Republic of China's policies and practices towards Tibetans. We appreciate your efforts with regards… Read more »

Group introduces workable campaign finance reform bill to fight the abuses of excessive election expenditures. Read more »

This Congress has not only failed to address the issue of gun violence in the United States, it has actually weakened gun safety laws. Read more »

U.S. Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Ed Royce (R-CA) today announced that they had coordinated a strongly bipartisan letter, signed by 78 Members of Congress, calling on President Obama to exercise leadership and to coordinate, along with the U.N. and the A Read more »

"We are encouraged by the commitment by President Funes and representatives of El Salvador's political parties to resolve this crisis expeditiously. " Read more »

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern and U.S. Sens. John Kerry and Scott Brown today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded $151, 460 to the City of Worcester. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern has announced his first ever Facebook cover photo contest in a post to followers on the social media site. Read more »

Kerry, Brown, McGovern, Neal, Olver: Massachusetts Wins $1.1 Mil To Put Vets Back To Work Senators John Kerry and Scott Brown, along with Congressmen Jim McGovern, Richard Neal, and John Olver, today announced that three organizations across Massachusetts will receive $1,113,840 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide homeless veterans in Massachusetts the job training… Read more »

15 Members of Congress, speaking for five minutes each, focus the debate on the Defense Appropriations Act on the costs of the war in Afghanistan and the need to bring the troops home now. Read more »

I'm not convinced that there is any light at the end of the tunnel. I am not convinced that this war is coming to an end. Read more »