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Rep. James McGovern
Democrat • 3rd District, Massachusetts • 7th Term • Sworn In 1997
- 32 Sponsored Bills (Ranks 15 of 440) 0 Made Into Law (Ranks 37 of 440)
- 505 Co-Sponsored Bills (Ranks 4 of 440) 6 Made Into Law (Ranks 42 of 440)
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The Rag Blog: Tom Hayden : Obama is 'Kicking the Can' on Afghanistan
The antiwar movement will continue to support Rep. Barbara Lee's bill cutting off funds for the troop escalation [see below]and Rep. Jim McGovern's resolution calling for the administration to offer an exit strategy. ...
Two New Bills To End The War « MainLine Peace Action
While thousands of peace activists flooded the White House with calls, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced her legislation, HR 3699, prohibiting taxpayer funds for more combat troops to Afghanistan. Coupled with Rep. Jim McGovern's HR ...
Frozen Justice: HR 3699, prohibiting taxpayer funds for more ...
While thousands of peace activists flooded the White House with calls, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) introduced her legislation, HR 3699, prohibiting taxpayer funds for more combat troops to Afghanistan. Coupled with Rep. Jim McGovern's HR ...
/UPDATE*/U.S.: State Department Backpedals on Landmine Treaty
Rep. Jim McGovern, another leader of Congressional demilitarision efforts, called Tuesday's announcement and the review on which it was based "a major insult to the international community that unfortunately far overshadows our ...
Global Peace: TOM HAYDEN TAKES A STRONG STAND
The antiwar movement will continue to support Rep. Barbara Lee's bill cutting off funds for the troop escalation and Rep. Jim McGovern's resolution calling for the administration to offer an exit strategy. ...
Massachusetts And CSX To Move Forward With South Coast Rail Plan ...
The Lieutenant Governor had been working on this agreement since he was Mayor of Worcester and led the negotiations on behalf of the administration with critical support from the Governor, Senator John Kerry and Congressman Jim McGovern ...
......SHOT BY BOTH SIDES: PMQs today
*11 Jim McGovern (Dundee West): *12 Phil Wilson (Sedgefield): *13 David Gauke (South West Hertfordshire): *14 Betty Williams (Conwy): *15 Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): As previously explained here, the Speaker will alternate between ...
20th Anniversary of the Jesuit Martyrs in El Salvador | Voices of CRS
13, with the conferring of an honorary degree in human rights on Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA). McGovern had been chief of staff in 1989 to Congressman Joe Moakley, who headed the select committee of the U.S. House of Representatives ...
Obama Appears to Prepare Massive Surge of Troops Into the Afghan
... HR 3699, which would prohibit the use of taxpayer funds for more combat troops to Afghanistan, and another introduced by Massachusetts Congressman Jim McGovern, HR 2404, which calls for the development of a clear exit strategy. ...
Reduce the Danger of Nuclear War and Help Feed Hungry Kids ...
That changed last spring, when two Congressmen from opposite sides of the aisle — Representative Jim McGovern (D-MA) and Rep. Dwight Lungren (R-CA) — got together and crafted a bill that not only paves the way toward necessary ...
DownWithTyranny!: More Steps Towards Ending The War In Afghanistan
And that brings us to the bipartisan letter from Jim McGovern (D-MA), signed by 50 Democrats and 7 Democrats advocating an end to the occupation of Afghanistan. This is a significant expansion of the 32 Democrats who voted against ...
Senate LRA Bill Gains Momentum | Enough
HR 2478, originally sponsored by Congressmen Jim McGovern (D- MA), Edward Royce (R-CA) and Brad Miller (D-NC), impressively now has 129 additional cosponsors. In a relatively short amount of time, the Lord's Resistance Army Disarmament ...
Afternoon Open Thread - Jack & Jill Politics
U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., gained international acclaim for being the only member in Congress who courageously and extraordinarily voted against the authorization of the use of force following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. ... Lee: I have also signed
Mudville Gazette
... Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA), Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), and Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-CA), joined Obey, Murtha and Larson as original co-sponsors of the measure. .... EXCLUSIVE
NH INSIDER- Your Source for NH Politics - Press Releases - KNIGHTS ...
IN Rep Peter Visclosky. MA Reps Mike Capuano - candidate U.S. Senate, Bill Delahunt, Ed Markey, Jim McGovern. MD Sen Barbara Mikulski. MN Rep Betty McCollum. MO Rep William Clay; Sen Claire McCaskill. NH Rep Carol Shea-Porter. ...
Support human rights in Colombia
At least 70 representatives need to back up the initiators of this letter - Representatives Jim McGovern, Jan Schakowsky, Donald Payne, and Mike Honda - by adding their signatures before it is sent to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. ...
World News Australia - Troop decision 'on December 1'
The lawmakers, led by Representative Mike Honda of California, called for a "comprehensive rethinking" of the military mission, a "complete redesign" of the reconstruction strategy and a "courageous reconciliation strategy" in
Breaking: Progressive Caucus Requests Meeting with President Obama ...
Tagged: Afghanistan, Barbara Lee, David Obey, Dick Holbrooke, Jim McGovern, John Murtha, Karl Eikenberry, Lynn Woolsey, Matthew Hoh, Mike Honda, Nancy Pelosi, Obama, Progressive Caucus, Raul Grijalva, Rethink Afghanistan. Read more…
Barbara Lee Sponsors Bill to End War in Afghanistan - NAM
(NNPA) – U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., gained international acclaim for being the only member in Congress who courageously and extraordinarily voted against the authorization of the use of force following the Sept. ... Lee: I have also signed onto Co
WOLA.ORG - The Washington Office on Latin America - Representative ...
The following document is the full text of Representative Jim McGovern's speech at the 20th anniversary commemoration of the six Jesuits and two women murdered in El Salvador in 1989. At this historic event, Rep. ...
Barbara Lee sponsors bill to end war in Afghanistan | San ...
US Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., gained international acclaim for being the only member in Congress who courageously and extraordinarily voted against the authorization of the use of force following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. ... Lee: I have also signed o
WOLA.ORG - The Washington Office on Latin America - 20th ...
*Friday, November 13- Presentation of honorary degree in Human Rights awarded to Representative Jim McGovern by the Universidad Centroamericana-at the University of Central America. Ceremony and remarks, 6PM- 7 PM. Reception, 7PM- 9PM. ...
HR 4130 - Share The Sacrifice Act of 2010 – Barney Frank (D-MA ...
... Barney Frank (D-MA), Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Congressman Sam Farr (D-CA), Congressman Raul Grijalva (DAZ),Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN), Congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA), and Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA). ...
Congressional progressives urge Obama to change Afghanistan strategy
Our perspectives have manifested, formally and informally, via Congressional Progressive Caucus Member-led legislation: Requesting a timeline for eventual troop withdrawal (HR 2404, Rep. McGovern); requesting measurements for mission ...
508 #93: Faceplant
This week's top story: US Rep. Jim McGovern skateboarded with Stephen Colbert. Mike compares his falling off the board to former Worcester Mayor Tim Murray's disavowal of metal. (We previously tried to help Mr. ...
Some brave, truthful members of Congress
Jim McGovern (MA) emphasized that “regardless of what you think of the Goldstone Report, it makes an important recommendation: that it is incumbent upon both Israel and the Palestinians, in particular Hamas, to carry out credible ...
Afghan war surtax
Appropriations Committee chairman Rep. Dave Obey (Wis.), Defense Appropriations Subcommittee John Murtha (Pa.), and Democratic Caucus chairman John Larsen (Conn.) say that the bill woild end the practice of paying for the war with ...
Pie and Coffee » 508 #93: Faceplant
This week's top story: US Rep. Jim McGovern skateboarded with Stephen Colbert. Mike compares his falling off the board to former Worcester Mayor Tim Murray's disavowal of metal. (We previously tried to help Mr. Murray with his metal ...
Colbert Skateboards with California's 12th Congress Members ...
... segment with Congress Representative Jackie Speier of California 12th, the two decided to make a YouTube Video of the pair skating down the hallway (Time 5:20). Jim McGovern and Patrick Kennedy also wanted to join in on the fun. ...
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney - Maloney, Heller introduce bill to ...
Lois Capps (D-CA), Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA), Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY), Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Rep. Laura Richardson (D-CA), Rep. Tom Perriello (D-VA), Rep Eliot Engel (D-NY), Rep. ...
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