WASHINGTON—Congressman James P. McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released this statement at the conclusion of a congressional delegation to San Salvador, El Salvador:
“I was deeply honored to join in commemorating the legacy of the six Jesuit priests, their housekeeper and her daughter who were murdered in cold… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Committee, has led 64 of his colleagues in a letter to President Joseph Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken calling for the United States to push for Israel to allow unimpeded access for U.S. and international journalists. The… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, submitted the following statement into the record during a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. McGovern said the hearing… Read more »
WASHINGTON – U.S. Representatives James P. McGovern (MA-02), Jan Schakowsky (IL-09), Mark Pocan (WI-02) and Pramila Jayapal (WA-07) are today leading 55 of their colleagues in condemning the terrorist attacks by Hamas on the people of Israel, calling for Israeli military operations to follow the rules of international humanitarian law, and continuing to work toward peace in the… Read more »
WASHINGTON—Today, July 20, 2023, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, alongside Congresswoman Maria Salazar (R-FL) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced a major new bill to update and strengthen existing U.S. Government… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congresswoman Mary Gay Scanlon, Co-Chair of the Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus, Congressman James P. McGovern, Chairman of the House Committee on Rules and Co-Chair of House Hunger Caucus, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick, Co-Chair of the Congressional Access to Legal Aid Caucus, convened a panel of experts to discuss how legal aid providers are… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, House Rules Committee Chair James P. McGovern (D-MA), House Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), House Appropriations subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations Chair Barbara Lee (D-CA), and House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Energy Chair Bobby L. Rush (D-IL) led 114 Members of Congress in a letter to President Biden asking… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, United States Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) led a bipartisan group of 27 House lawmakers in a letter asking the Biden administration to make Tibet a priority. McGovern and Smith have been leading voices in Congress for human rights in Tibet. They coauthored the Tibetan Policy and Support Act, which became law in 2020, and… Read more »
Seeking to Hold Chinese Government Accountable for Genocide and Human Rights Violations in Xinjiang,
McGovern also Applauds Diplomatic Boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics
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WORCESTER, MASS. —Today, Congressman James P. McGovern, Chairman of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released the following statement in response to widespread protests in Cuba:
“The Cuban government must respect the right of the Cuban people to peacefully and legitimately protest. Yet even though the U.S. has repeatedly stated that… Read more »
