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Representative James 'Jim' P. McGovern's Public Statements

Jim McGovern
Full Name: James 'Jim' P. McGovern
Office: U.S. House (MA) - District 2, Democratic
First Elected: 11/05/1996
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Lisa; 2 Children: Patrick, Molly
Birth Date: 11/20/1959
Birth Place: Worcester, MA
Home City: Worcester, MA
Religion: Roman Catholic

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July 2, 2012 Kerry, Brown, McGovern, Neal, Olver, Lynch: Massachusetts Wins $1.1 Mil To Put Vets Back To Work Boston, MA
July 2, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Leon Panetta, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
June 29, 2012 U.S. Rep. McGovern on Supreme Court's ACA Ruling Unknown
June 27, 2012 Worcester Fire Department Receives $2.7 million, Saves 17 Firefighter Jobs for 2 Years Worcester, MA
June 25, 2012 Lieutenant Governor Murray Breaks Ground on Kenneth F. Burns Memorial Bridge Replacement Worcester, MA
June 20, 2012 Kerry, Brown, Frank, McGovern, Keating: Fall River Fire Department Wins $14.5 Mil, Saves 79 Firefighter Jobs Boston, MA
June 20, 2012 Kerry, Brown, Frank, McGovern, Keating: Fall River Fire Department Wins $14.5 Mil, Saves 79 Firefighter Jobs Boston, MA
June 19, 2012 Kerry, Brown, McGovern, Keating, Lynch: Massachusetts Wins $1.5 Mil for Homeless Vets Job Training Boston, MA
June 18, 2012 U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern: Statement on Bahrain's Wrongful Conviction of Medical Professionals Unknown
June 13, 2012 New York Times - Farm Bill and SNAP Washington, DC
June 12, 2012 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
June 12, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Michael B. Donley, Secretary of the Airforce, and General Norton A. Schwarts, Air Force Chief of Staff Washington, DC
June 12, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Michael B. Donley, Secretary of the Air Force Boston, MA
June 10, 2012 USA Today - Lawmakers Unite in Effort to End War in Afghanistan Unknown
June 8, 2012 Letter to the Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services Washington, DC
June 7, 2012 Letter to Eric Cantor, Majority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC
June 6, 2012 U.S. Rep. McGovern Joins Kerry, Brown to Launch Bipartisan Senate Cranberry Caucus Washington, DC
June 6, 2012 Kerry, Brown Launch Bipartisan Senate Cranberry Caucus Washington, DC
May 31, 2012 U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern speaks at Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Press Conference Washington, DC
May 31, 2012 Afghanistan Washington, DC
May 31, 2012 Letter to John Boehner, Speak of U.S. House of Representatives and Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC
May 25, 2012 Rescuing "We the people" Washington, DC
May 22, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States Washington, DC
May 17, 2012 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 Washington, DC
May 10, 2012 Sequester Replacement Reconciliation Act Washington, DC
May 9, 2012 Kerry, Brown, Tierney, Olver, McGovern, Tsongas, Lynch Announce $20 Mil to Help Veterans, Students Succeed Boston, MA
May 7, 2012 The Satellite Sentinel Project: Monitoring War Crimes in Sudan Washington, DC
May 2, 2012 Letter to Postmaster General Donahue Unknown
May 1, 2012 Kerry, Olver, Capuano, Neal, Keating, McGovern, Tierney Announce $33.7 Mil for Massachusetts Community Health Centers Boston, MA
April 26, 2012 Hearing of the Select Revenue Measures Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee - "Members Day" Unknown
April 24, 2012 Stop Denying the Armenian Genocide Washington, DC
April 19, 2012 Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 Washington, DC
April 19, 2012 Letter to Eric Holder, Attorney General of U.S. Department of Justice Washington, DC
April 18, 2012 Hearing of the House Agriculture Committee - SNAP Cuts Washington, DC
April 18, 2012 DeLauro, Baca, McGovern: Majority Slashes Program that Feeds Children and Seniors Washington, DC
April 18, 2012 Providing for Consideration of H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II Washington, DC
April 17, 2012 Hunger and the Ryan Budget Washington, DC
April 17, 2012 Hunger Hits Home Washington, DC
April 17, 2012 Providing for Consideration of H.R. 4089, Sportsmen's Heritage Act of 2012, and for Other Purposes Washington, DC
April 16, 2012 Statement by U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern on Colombia Free Trade Agreement Washington, DC
April 4, 2012 Letter to Chairman Wolf and Ranking Member Fattah Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 Washington, DC
March 27, 2012 Letter to Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of Defense Washington, DC
March 26, 2012 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
March 21, 2012 Sudan: Stop Using Food as a Weapon of Mass Starvation Washington, DC
March 17, 2012 George Clooney, Rep. McGovern, Members of Congress, Human Rights and Faith Leaders Arrested Protesting at Sudanese Embassy Washington, DC
March 16, 2012 Kerry, Brown, Markey, Olver, McGovern, Lynch: Massachusetts Wins $3.5 Million for Housing Counseling Services Boston, MA
March 15, 2012 Letter to President Obama Washington, DC
March 13, 2012 Reps. McGovern, Royce Introduce Bipartisan Resolution Spotlighting Joseph Kony and the Lord's Resistance Army Washington, DC
March 8, 2012 End the War in Afghanistan Washington, DC

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