Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), a senior House Democrat and leading voice on human rights, released the following statement in response to the announcement that the Defense Department has disciplined 16 service members for mistakes that led to the October 2015 U.S. airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The bombing killed 42 and injured 43, including… Read more »
As President Obama visits Saudi Arabia today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) – a leading voice in Congress on human rights – joined Congressman Joe Pitts (R-PA) in leading a bipartisan letter with 17 House lawmakers calling for President Obama to meet with representatives of civil society and human rights advocates, including those who may be currently in prison or their… Read more »
As President Obama visits Saudi Arabia this week, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA) – a leading voice in Congress on human rights – spoke on the House floor to call for the release of Saudi Arabian blogger, Raif Badawi. Badawi was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 1,000 lashes for his liberal writings and support for secularism. His wife and children, fearing for their… 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 »
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 »
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 »
Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), the second-highest ranking Democrat on the House Rules Committee, led the floor debate for House Democrats on H.R. 4038, the American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act or American SAFE Act. Click here for video of the full video of the floor speech.
McGovern called out the House Republican bill as a dangerous step backward that does nothing to… 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 »
Congressman McGovern with Leader Pelosi and the Congressional delegation in front of the Potala Palace in Lhasa during their historic visit to Tibet.
Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), the Co-Chair of the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, issued the following statement after joining Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi and other lawmakers on an historic Congressional delegation… Read more »
