Health & Healthcare

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) today opened debate on the rule for the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. This urgently needed legislation will help crush the coronavirus, return children safely to the classroom, get vaccines to the people, put dollars into families’ pockets, and put people back to work. Consideration of this bill on the House Floor today comes after committees spent more than 100 hours debating more than 400 amendments. Chairman McGovern’s r... Read More »

“We haven’t seen numbers like this since the Great Depression. This situation demands a whole-of-government response that matches the challenges we face.” Read More »

Bipartisan Bill Would Establish A Medicare Pilot Program To Address The Link Between Diet, Chronic Illness, And Senior Health. Read More »

Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center, Family Health Center of Worcester, and Community Health Center Of Franklin County Receiving Federal Grants from CARES Act Passed by Congress Read More »

Massachusetts Hospitals Anticipating Shortages of Equipment Needed to Protect Frontline Workers from COVID-19 Read More »

New Funding Would Help Commonwealth Address COVID-19 and Other Public Health Needs Read More »

WASHINGTON – House Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-02) is calling for action on the 400+ bills, including more than 275 bipartisan bills, passed by the Democratic House Majority over the past year that are still awaiting action in the GOP-controlled Senate. “Last year, the American people elected a Democratic House Majority committed to making a difference in the lives of Massachusetts families,” said Congressman McGovern. “Democrats have delivered, passing key bills to lower pres... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA) released this statement in response to the Trump Administration filing a brief agreeing with a district court ruling that the entire Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional: “Yesterday, the Trump Administration doubled down on their efforts to take insurance coverage away from millions of Americans and roll back protections for those with pre-existing conditions like cancer, asthma, and diabetes. “Today, Democrats are unveiling brand-new ... Read More »

WASHINGTON – Congressmen Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) today announced the reintroduction of the Saving America’s Pollinators Act to protect critical pollinators, like honeybees, from insecticides that are toxic to bees and other insects. The United States lost an estimated one-third of its honeybee colonies between 2016 and 2018 and national honey crops are the lowest on record in many decades. This legislation fights this dramatic trend by suspending the use of toxic insecti... Read More »

AMHERST -- As Massachusetts residents lined up Tuesday to purchase legal recreational marijuana for the first time, two members of the state's congressional delegation said they're optimistic Capitol Hill lawmakers will soon address federal laws barring such sales. U.S. Reps. Jim McGovern, D-Worcester, and Joe Kennedy III, D-Newton, told The Republican that recent Trump administration changes and Democrats' winning control of the U.S. House set the stage for Congress to finally take action on ma... Read More »