McGovern Statement on President Biden’s Partial Approval of Disaster Relief for Leominster

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WASHINGTON—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), ranking member of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement on President Biden’s approval of disaster relief for Leominster: “Leominster and North Worcester County were devastated by last September’s extreme rain and flooding. We have people who are going into credit card debt and draining…

McGovern, Warren, Lawmakers to President Biden: Use Executive Authority to Lower Food Prices

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Fruits & Veggies

WASHINGTON – Congressman James P. McGovern (D-Mass.) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) are leading a group of lawmakers in a letter to President Joe Biden encouraging the Biden-Harris administration to use its executive authority to take robust actions to lower food prices for families. In the letter, the lawmakers note how corporations have been raking in record profits…

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, Buchanan Leading Push for Better Nutrition Education at Medical Schools

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Medically Tailored Meals

WASHINGTON, DC—Led by Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL), seven Members of Congress have sent a bipartisan letter to the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) to ask the Council to take additional steps to better prepare physicians to screen and treat diet-related disease, a pressing need that is highlighted in the National…

McGovern, Shaheen Urge Continued Effort from USDA on Policies to Help New England Apple Growers

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WASHINGTON, DC—Representative Jim McGovern (MA-02) and Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) sent a bicameral letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) urging it to ensure federal crop insurance policies are supporting New England growers. The letter is a follow-up to a successful effort last year that halted specific proposed changes to apple crop insurance by USDA’s Risk…

McGovern Statement on National Security Votes

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“Here’s how I voted on this week’s package of national security bills—and why. “Ukraine: Congress should provide long-overdue aid to help the Ukrainian people repel Russia’s illegal invasion. They did not choose this conflict—Putin did. He is a bully who acts with total disregard for human life—jailing his critics, murdering opposition leaders, and attempting to destroy democracy in…

On the Anniversary of Tibetan Uprising Day, Reps. Jim McGovern and Young Kim Introduce Bipartisan Resolution in Support of the Tibetan Struggle

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Washington, D.C.—Today, United States Representatives James P. McGovern (D-MA) and Young Kim (R-CA) introduced a new congressional resolution in support of the decades-long struggle of the Tibetan people, whose human rights are constantly under threat from the government of the People’s Republic of China. The resolution recognizes the 65th…

Ronald Roy, Vietnam Vet from Shrewsbury Helped by Democrats’ PACT Act Will Join Congressman Jim McGovern at State of the Union Address

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U.S. Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02) will be joined at President Biden’s March 7th State of the Union address by Shrewsbury resident and Vietnam War Veteran Ronald Roy. Mr. Roy is a U.S. Air Force Veteran who served from 1969 to 1973 as an aircraft maintenance specialist. During the final years of his service, while in Thailand as a C-130…

McGovern Votes to Secure Over $21 Million for Community Projects in Central and Western Massachusetts

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WASHINGTON–Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, voted to finalize $21,376,031 in funding for local projects in Central and Western Massachusetts. McGovern secured the funding for Massachusetts’s 2nd District through the FY2024 appropriations process. It will help support…

McGovern Statement on FEMA’s “Unconscionable” Denial of Disaster Relief for Leominster

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WORCESTER, MASS.—Today, Congressman James P. McGovern (D-MA), Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, released the following statement expressing his frustration and disappointment at FEMA’s recommendation to deny disaster relief for Leominster, and recommitted himself to fighting for the resources the city deserves to recover from September’s…