Delivered at a half-day conference sponsored by the International Forum for Democratic Studies at the National Endowment for Democracy and the Project on Middle East Democracy.
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Representatives Donna F. Edwards (MD-4), James McGovern (MA-2), Ted Deutch (FL-21), Ed Perlmutter (CO-7), and Marcy Kaptur (OH-9) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to call for a constitutional amendment to address the Citizens United ruling during his State of the Union address.
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James P. McGovern (MA) Consideration of the Rule for H.R. 6156, PNTR/Magnitsky Thursday, November 15, 2012 I thank the gentleman from California, the honorable Chairman of the Rules Committee, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. And I thank him for bringing this rule to the floor. He and I co-authored a -Dear Colleague- in support of the underlying legislation, and it was a pleasure to work with him on this important bill. M. Speaker, H.R. 6156 joins together two pieces of legislation tha...
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In support of National Coming Out Day, and to celebrate this increasingly recognized worldwide holiday in recognition of the LGBT community, Congressman Jim McGovern joined 26 Members of Commerce in the second NOH8 on the Hill Photo Session, in coordinati
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August 9, 2012 The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State U.S. Department of State Washington, D.C. 20520 Dear Secretary Clinton, We write to urge that you undertake stronger, more coordinated, visible international diplomatic steps with regards to the People's Republic of China's policies and practices towards Tibetans. We appreciate your efforts with regards to courageous individuals such as Chen Guangcheng. Yet we believe that the United States can and must significantly increas...
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U.S. Reps. Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Ed Royce (R-CA) today announced that they had coordinated a strongly bipartisan letter, signed by 78 Members of Congress, calling on President Obama to exercise leadership and to coordinate, along with the U.N. and the A
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I am deeply disappointed in Bahraini court rulings on June 14th that sentenced to jail terms nine medical professionals who were arrested and tortured after they treated Bahraini protesters
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