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Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Introduce Legislation to Name Cape Cod Visitors Center After Tip O'Neill
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On December 9th, Tip O'Neill would have celebrated his 100th birthday. In honor of this milestone and his instrumental role in protecting the pristine beauty of the Cape Cod seashore, all twelve members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation, U.S. Members of Congress Continue to Monitor Implementation of Colombia Labor Action Plan
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Members of the U.S. House of Representatives who participate in the Congressional Monitoring Group on Labor Rights in Colombia issued the following statement today. The Monitoring Group was formed after Congress approved the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern Introduces "Magnitsky Bill" Imposing Sanctions on Human Rights Violators
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U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern today introduced the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012. The bill would impose a visa ban and asset freeze on individuals responsible for the death of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, as well as on individua U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern speaks out against SNAP cuts at Agriculture Committee hearing
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I oppose the measure before us today for one simple reason - it will make hunger in America worse. There are nearly 49 million hungry Americans in this country; 17 million are children. For those who don't know or remember, we once had people li Floor speech by U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern: "Hunger is a political condition."
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U.S. Representative James P. McGovern Statement on -Hunger Hits Home- documentary and Hunger in America April 17, 2012 M. Speaker, this past Saturday, the Food Network premiered their first ever documentary called -Hunger Hits Home.- This powerful program showed the struggle that millions of Americans go through just to put food on their tables. I urge my colleagues - indeed,… Statement by U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern on Colombia Free Trade Agreement
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"I am disappointed in the President's decision to bring the FTA into force so quickly." U.S. Rep. McGovern: House GOP Transportation Bill is a kick-the-can soap opera
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This is one more opportunity lost, one more opportunity squandered, by this Republican-controlled House. U.S. Rep. McGovern urges President Obama to address Sudan with China's President Hu
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The following letter was sent to President Obama ahead of his bilateral meetings in South Korea this week. March 23, 2012 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama: Your upcoming meeting with President Hu during the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul offers a unique… U.S. Rep. McGovern joins Mass. delegation in fight for 141 jobs at Otis
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Rep. Bill Keating has spearheaded a letter to the Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, in a continued effort to save over 100 jobs at Otis Air National Guard Base (Otis). The letter, which was sent on Friday evening, was signed onto by the entire Massachu U.S. Rep. McGovern to Sudan: Stop using food as a weapon of mass starvation!
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James P. McGovern (MA) 5-Minute Special Order Wednesday, March 21, 2012 SUDAN: STOP USING FOOD AS A WEAPON OF MASS STARVATION M. Speaker - In about six weeks, the rainy season will begin in Sudan. Villagers will no longer be able to plant or harvest their crops. The roads will become impassible. It is the time of the year when people live off their harvests, their… Browse Documents by Date or Issue |
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