Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) joined the Massachusetts Congressional Delegation in announcing that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded a total of $19,237,879 in grants to seven Massachusetts fire departments and the Quincy-based Fire Protection Research Foundation. Upton Fire Emergency Medical Services was among the Massachusetts fire departments that were awarded grants to support equipment acquisition, training, and staffing. The Upton Fire Department is curren...
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Today, Congressmen Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Joe Pitts (R-PA) – Co-Chairmen of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission – released the following joint bipartisan statement regarding the State Department’s upgrading of Malaysia to a Tier 2 Watch country in its latest Trafficking in Persons report. The move comes as the Obama administration pushes to complete the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade deal between the U.S. and 11 countries, including Malaysia. Excerpts from the Joint Bipartisan Statement ...
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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid. At a ceremony celebrating the anniversary today, Congressman McGovern joined House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, House Democrats, and former Congressman John Dingell, who played a leading role in the push to establish Medicare and Medicaid in 1965. Numbers: Medicare and Medicaid play a big role in helping Massachusetts families in Congressman McGovern’s district, which in...
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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) spoke on the House floor to highlight the success of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) national Summer Food Service program in providing healthy summer meals to low-income students in Massachusetts. Video here. Congressman McGovern recently kicked off his 2nd Annual Summer Food Rocks Tour – including visits to Worcester, Leominster, Ware, and Orange – to raise awareness about the USDA program, which ensures that low-income children continue to r...
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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) joined Massport and Worcester Regional Airport officials for a tour of the recently-opened and newly renovated Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station and a tour of aircraft. Congressman McGovern then joined a roundtable with local officials to discuss the station and the airport’s role in growing the Worcester economy. See photos below. “It’s clear that Massport and Worcester Regional Airport are playing a leading role in growing our region’s eco...
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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), a senior House Democrat and Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee, spoke on the House floor to urge his colleagues to reject H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015, a bill which keeps Americans in the dark about which foods contain GMOs. Watch 2 minute video here. Excerpts from Congressman McGovern’s floor speech today: “Poll after poll shows that an overwhelming majority of the American people favor mandatory...
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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), a senior House Democrat, spoke on the House floor on H. Res. 370, the rule on H.R. 3009, the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act. The bill is opposed by the Major County Sheriffs’ Association, the Fraternal Order of Police, the National Criminal Justice Association, the Major Cities Chiefs Association, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National League of Cities, and many more. Watch full video here. Excerpts from Congressman McGovern’s floor spe...
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In a letter sent today to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) joined eight members of the Massachusetts Congressional delegation in calling on the agency to take action to support broader access to the opioid overdose prevention treatment, naloxone. There has been much documented success preventing fatalities with the use of naloxone by medical professionals and first responders, and there has been a recent movement to expand access to the ove...
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On Friday, July 17, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02) hosted his 2nd annual Summer Food Rocks Tour to bring attention to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) national Summer Food Service program and highlight how it assists low-income students in Massachusetts. The Congressman was honored to be joined on the tour by USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Kevin Concannon as well as numerous local, state, federal and not-for-profit partners. The tour included stops i...
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Today, Congressman Jim McGovern (MA-02), a senior House Democrat and Ranking Member on the House Agriculture Nutrition Subcommittee, led the floor debate for House Democrats on the rule on H.R. 1599, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. Video here. Today’s debate comes on the heels of Congressman McGovern’s Boston Globe op-ed with Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-01), which calls for making GMO labeling mandatory across the country to create one national standard. Read the Boston G...
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