McGovern asks Secretary Rubio to rescind appointment of Uyghur Genocide Denier to Top State Department Position

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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Representative James P. McGovern (D-MA), Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Committee and Ranking Member of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, wrote a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio asking him to rescind the appointment of a Uyghur genocide denier to a top position at the United States Department of State. “There…

McGovern Statement on Trump cutting off UNRWA support

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WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement after President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order blocking funding for UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees: "Cutting off UNRWA funding is an attack on innocent…

McGovern Statement on Trump’s withdrawal from the United Nations Human Rights Council

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WASHINGTON—Congressman James P. McGovern, Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee and Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement regarding President Donald Trump’s new Executive Order withdrawing the United States from the U.N. Human Rights Council: “Pulling out of the U.N. Human Rights Council is reckless and shameful. Instead of leading the…

McGovern Concludes Fact Finding Trip to El Salvador.

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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…

McGovern, 64 House Democrats Write to Biden Administration Urging Unimpeded Media Access to Gaza

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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…

McGovern Submits Statement on GOP effort to help far-right Brazilian Politicians use Congress as a Platform to Attack Democracy in Brazil

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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…

McGovern, Schakowsky, Pocan and Jayapal Lead 55 Members in Letter Condemning Hamas Attacks, Urging Protection of Innocent Civilian Lives

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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…

McGovern, Scanlon Convene Panel to Examine Legal Aid's Role in Combating Hunger

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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…

McGovern, Meeks, Lee, Rush Lead 114 Members of Congress Calling for Biden Administration to Support Human Rights & Humanitarian Needs in Cuba

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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…