With this week’s announcement that the U.S. will send more than 200 additional troops to Iraq and send eight Apache helicopters for the first time in the mission to defeat ISIS, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) called on Congress to finally vote on an authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) for the nearly two-year war.
Congressman McGovern has been a leading voice… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) announced that he will join President Obama on his upcoming trip to Cuba on March 21-22. President Obama’s trip to Cuba will be the first for a sitting president in 88 years. Joining President Obama and Congressman McGovern on the Cuba Trip will be First Lady Michelle Obama, senior White House officials, and other members of… Read more »
In response to today’s White House announcement that President Obama will travel to Cuba next month, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a leading champion for modernizing U.S.-Cuba relations, released the following statement.
“President Obama’s announcement that he will travel to Cuba next month marks another strong step forward in U.S.-Cuba relations,” Congressman… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Jim McGovern, Barbara Lee, Walter Jones, Adam Schiff, Peter Welch and 20 other Members of Congress sent a bipartisan letter to Speaker Paul Ryan calling for a debate and vote on the year-plus, multi-billion dollar war raging in the Middle East.
"In November, a bipartisan group of 35 House lawmakers urged Speaker Ryan to bring an AUMF to the House floor… Read more »
Ahead of this week’s White House meeting between President Obama and Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, a bipartisan group of 57 House lawmakers called on President Obama today to support the Colombian peace process.
In today’s letter, led by Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a senior House Democrat and co-chair of the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, the… Read more »
Today the U.S. Department of State announced that five people have been added to the list of those sanctioned under the Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act. Four of the individuals in question are linked to the Magnitsky case, while the fifth was sanctioned for the torture and death of a Chechen human rights activist.
Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a senior House Democrat,… Read more »
On the House floor today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) led debate for House Democrats on the consideration of H.R. 3662, The Iran Terror Finance Transparency Act; H.R. 1644, the STREAM Act; and S.J. Res. 22. Congressman McGovern called out House Republicans for pushing politically motivated legislation aimed at undermining the Iran Deal, and two bills aimed at limiting critical… Read more »
With this week marking one year since President Obama announced a new U.S. policy toward Cuba, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) joined Republicans and Democrats today in a letter to Speaker Ryan and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to announce a new bipartisan coalition to build on that historic progress and advance U.S.-Cuba relations.
McGovern has been a leading voice in Congress in the… Read more »
Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a senior House Democrat and leading voice in Congress for human rights, joined Congressman Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) and three other House lawmakers in introducing a bipartisan resolution in support of the peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
The resolution recognizes the importance… Read more »
Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) released the following statement about the role of the United States in addressing the Syrian refugee crisis:
“Keeping Massachusetts families safe is my first priority. While I agree with Governor Baker that we must be cautious in the wake of the Paris attacks, I have serious concerns about any policy that would shut the door to these… Read more »
