Foreign Policy

Weak enforcement of existing labor laws and continued violence against labor leaders in Colombia more than a year after the implementation of the U.S.-Colombia Labor Action Plan should offer important lessons of what not to do in future trade agreements, concluded a report issued today by Reps. George Miller (D-Calif.) and James McGovern (D-Mass.). Read more »

"If those reports are confirmed, the international community must be united in its response to these grave human rights violations." Read more »

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), joined by 73 members of Congress, sent a letter to President Obama urging him to remain committed to defeating Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). Read more »

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Rep. James McGovern (D-Mass.) in sending a letter to President Obama calling on the Pentagon to stop using cluster munitions with high failure rates. Read more »

July 16, 2013 Dear President Obama, We write to request that your Administration undertake a review of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) policy on cluster munitions. Read more »

"I am deeply disappointed that the State Department has failed to remove Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism. Read more »

Dear Mr. President, I write to express my strong support for your April 30th statement renewing your commitment to close the detention center at the Guantánamo Naval Base in Cuba. Read more »

Congressman Jim McGovern issued the following statement upon the confirmation of Senator John Kerry as the next Secretary of State. Read more »

McGovern Statement on the Attack in Benghazi -Today, the American people stand united in our grief over the senseless murder of four of our bravest public servants. They represented the finest our county has to offer in their dedication to liberty, justice, and democracy for all. These American diplomats gave their lives while working for a more stable and secure region; we… Read more »

"I am disappointed in the President's decision to bring the FTA into force so quickly." Read more »