LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT FOOD STAMPS
Dear Colleague,
Over the past few weeks, the hungry in America have been thrust into the center of our political debate. Unfortunately, the plight of those who struggle to put food on their tables is not being highlighted as a scourge that needs to be ended but, rather, as a political weapon designed to score cheap political points in political… Read more »
On January 31st, U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern signed onto the following letter, calling for a moratorium on the closure of Post Offices.
Patrick R. Donahoe, Postmaster General
United States Postal Service
475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW
Washington, DC 20260-0010
Dear Mr. Donahoe:
We understand that the United States Postal Service (USPS) is facing acute financial difficulties, and as a… Read more »
McGovern joins Markey, Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Calling on Obama to Increase Home Energy Assistance Funding in 2013 Budget Request
103 lawmakers sign letter to President urging funding of $4.7 billion for LIHEAP; More than 200,000 MA families rely on life-saving program
Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), longtime Congressional champion of providing assistance to… Read more »
The following OpEd, cowritten with Free Speech for People co-founder Jeff Clements, appeared in the Boston Globe on Saturday January 21st.
"THE FIRST three words of the preamble of our Constitution are -We the People.''
Two years ago today the US Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission upended that promising vision. Corporations — which do not… Read more »
"While internet piracy is an issue that should be addressed, HR 3261 (SOPA), as written is unwise, unfair, and against what I believe are fundamental rights for all Americans. I plan on voting against the current legislation, although the GOP is now indicating that they will not bring SOPA to the floor for a vote at all."
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U.S. Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Walter Jones (R-NC) today sent the attached letter to President Obama urging him to authorize the declassification and release of the 2011 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Afghanistan.
-Recent media reports have detailed that the current National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Afghanistan recognizes that U.S. policy has not… Read more »
-I am extremely concerned and disappointed by the Egyptian government's raids against several non-governmental organizations (NGOs), including Freedom House, the National Democratic Institute, and the International Republican Institute, among others. The timing and manner of these actions appear aimed at suppressing the development of independent voices and democratic institutions. I… Read more »
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairmen Call for Immediate and Unconditional Release of Gao Zhisheng
Following news reports that Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng was returned to prison, Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission Co-Chairmen Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) and James P. McGovern (D-MA) today called for his immediate and unconditional release.
Gao, a tireless advocate… Read more »
Last night, the Rules Committee - at the direction of the Republican leadership - voted out a martial law rule that will deny the House of Representatives an up-or-down vote on the bipartisan Senate compromise.
No vote!
We're only days away from seeing 160 million hard working, middle-income Americans see their taxes increase - and there's no vote.
We're on the verge of allowing… Read more »
END THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN NOW
M. Speaker, on Saturday, the New York Times reported that our ambassador in Afghanistan, Ryan C. Crocker, told a group of journalists that U.S. troops could stay in Afghanistan long past the president's 2014 deadline if the Afghan government asked us to stay.
The very next day, the New York Times reported Afghan President Hamid Karzai blaming… Read more »
