White House Releases Details of Conference on Food, Nutrition and Health

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Congressman McGovern worked with the White House to secure support for a conference on Food, Nutrition and Health. Now, The Biden-Harris Administration wants to hear your ideas and experiences to help inform a national strategy that will be announced at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in September 2022. Below are three ways you can share your ideas and…

McGovern Resolution on Nutrition Education in Medical Schools Passes House

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WASHINGTON—Congressman James P. McGovern, Chairman of the House Rules Committee, (D-MA) applauded passage today by the House of Representatives of a bipartisan resolution he authored alongside Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) that calls for medical schools, residency, and fellowship programs to provide nutrition education that demonstrates the connection between diet and…

In Fight Against Hunger, McGovern Secures Historic White House Win

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WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued this statement following an announcement from President Biden that he would convene the second ever White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health this September: “This is a historic moment in the fight against hunger. I’m proud of the nationwide, grassroots…

McGovern, Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen Student Access to Healthy School Breakfasts

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WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA), and Rodney Davis (R-IL) introduced a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives to expand access to healthy school breakfasts for students across the country. The Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act is endorsed by the School Nutrition Association and the National Education Association. It would strengthen and…

McGovern, Walorski, Booker, Braun Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Convene a White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger and Health

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Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill that would convene a national White House conference on food, nutrition, hunger, and health. The bill would provide $2.5 million for the conference and lay the groundwork for the historic event, which would be only the second such conference in American history.

Chairman Jim McGovern Leads All 25 House Committee Chairs Urging Biden Administration to Convene Hunger Conference

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) sent a letter signed by all 25 Committee Chairs in the United States House of Representatives and addressed to President Joseph R. Biden Jr. urging him to convene a national conference on food, nutrition, hunger, and health. Calling for further action to address a hunger crisis…

McGovern Statement on New Thrifty Food Plan Guidelines

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, issued this statement following the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) concluding a congressionally-mandated review of Thrifty Food Plan guidelines: “Even before COVID hit, too many people in my district and across America couldn’t afford the basic human right of access to…