At today’s House Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee hearing, Ranking Member Jim McGovern (D-MA), a leading champion of policies to fight hunger, called out Speaker Paul Ryan for his dangerous plan to shift the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to a block grant system. Today’s hearing, entitled “Past, Present and Future of SNAP: Addressing Special Populations” is the 10th in a long series of hearings focused on SNAP. Speaker Ryan highlighted his plan last weekend at a GOP poverty f...
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Today, the National Commission on Hunger released their final report, Freedom from Hunger: An Achievable Goal for The United States of America, Recommendations of the National Commission on Hunger to Congress and the Secretary of the Department of Agriculture. The Hunger Commission was created by the Omnibus Appropriations Bill of 2014 and Commission members were appointed equally by House and Senate leaders. Representatives Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), two of the leading voices ...
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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), one of the leading voices in Congress calling for action to address hunger, applauded the release by the White House of a new report on hunger highlighting how SNAP improves food security and life outcomes for families, with long-term benefits for health, education, and economic well-being. At the same time, far too many families remain food insecure, and strengthening SNAP benefits would help to address this. “Today’s White House report confirms that SNAP...
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AMHERST, MA – Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) was joined by Congressman Joe Kennedy (MA-04) on the 6th annual “Monte’s March.” Aimed at helping local families in need put food on the table this Thanksgiving, this year’s march is the longest yet, lasting two days and stretching 43 miles across Western Massachusetts. Kennedy joined McGovern and the march when the group stopped at the Amherst Survival Center this morning. Click here to view photos online. “Helping families who have fallen ...
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SPRINGFIELD, MA – Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) was joined by Congressman Richard E. Neal (MA-01) to kick off the 6th annual “Monte’s March.” The two-day walk is part of Congressman McGovern’s anti-hunger push in Western Massachusetts and is aimed at helping to increase awareness about hunger and help local families in need this Thanksgiving. View photo online. “Today, I was proud to start this year’s hunger march in Western Massachusetts with Congressman Neal in Springfield. As we pr...
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SPRINGFIELD, MA – On Monday, November 23rd, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) will be kicking off the 6th annual “Monte’s March,” a 42-mile two-day walk as part of his anti-hunger push in Western Massachusetts. The march is aimed at helping to increase awareness about hunger in local communities and help families in need this thanksgiving. “As families across Massachusetts prepare for Thanksgiving, there are many families who are struggling just to put food on the table,” Congressman McGovern sai...
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Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack met with Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) and other members of the Democratic Whip Task Force on Poverty, Income Inequality, and Opportunity to discuss USDA’s efforts to address poverty in communities across the country. During the discussion, Secretary Vilsack and Members of the Task Force discussed a number of initiatives, including Secretary Vilsack’s Strike Force Initiative for Rural Growth and Opportunity to address the specific challenges as...
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AMHERST, MA – Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) brought state and local leaders and advocacy organizations together for the first Food For Good Conference at UMass Amherst. The conference highlighted state and local anti-hunger efforts and was organized by a steering committee of anti-hunger leaders and service providers across the state. The goal of the conference was to cultivate ideas and new approaches to strengthen ongoing state and local anti-hunger efforts. “Hunger is something tha...
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AMHERST, MA – Today, October 30th, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) will lead the first Food For Good Conference at the UMass Amherst to highlight state and local anti-hunger efforts. The conference was organized by a steering committee of anti-hunger leaders and service providers across the state with the goal of cultivating ideas and new approaches to strengthen ongoing state and local anti-hunger efforts. “Every day, families across Massachusetts struggle with hunger. Thanks to the leadershi...
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On the House Floor today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), Chair of the Congressional Hunger Center, spoke about the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) recent announcement recommending that pediatricians treat hunger as a health issue and help connect families with community resources that will strengthen access to healthy food. AAP is a national organization representing 64,000 pediatricians across the country. Watch video of Congressman McGovern’s floor speech here. “One of the greatest h...
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