Press Releases

Once again, I rise to talk about the issue of hunger in America. There are over 50 million Americans who go hungry each year. That's about one in every six Americans who don't know where their meal is coming from on any given day. M. Speaker, that is unconscionable in the richest, most prosperous country in the world. Read more »

Once again, I rise to talk about the issue of hunger in America. There are over 50 million Americans who go hungry each year. That's about one in every six Americans who don't know where their meal is coming from on any given day. M. Speaker, in the richest, most prosperous country in the world, that is unconscionable. Unfortunately, too many people simply don't know that there's a… Read more »

Reps. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Jim McGovern (D-Mass.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) today pressed House leadership to protect the vital Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) from further cuts if the automatic budget cuts in the so-called “sequester” go into effect starting on March 1. Read more »

On February 5th, Congressman McGovern began his series of "End Hunger Now" speeches to bring attention to the issue of hunger in America. This is the second speech in a series. Read more »

Delivered at a half-day conference sponsored by the International Forum for Democratic Studies at the National Endowment for Democracy and the Project on Middle East Democracy. Read more »

On February 5th, Rep. Jim McGovern delivered his first in a series of speeches on the campaign to "End Hunger Now." Read more »

Representatives Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), James McGovern (MA-2), Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ed Perlmutter (CO-7), and Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to call for a constitutional amendment to address the Citizens United ruling during his State of the Union address. Read more »

Congressman Jim McGovern issued the following statement upon the confirmation of Senator John Kerry as the next Secretary of State. Read more »

U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) today introduced two Constitutional amendments to overturn the Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United case, which unleashed a flood of corporate and special interest money into the American political system. Read more »

Today Congressman Jim McGovern joined Congressman John B. Larson, Chairman of the Task Force on Election Reform, Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards, Congressman Ted Deutch and several other colleagues in announcing that members of the task force have joined in signing a letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, urging them to hold a hearing on constitutional remedies to address the consequences of Citizens United. Read more »