Rep. Jim McGovern

Currently serving his eighth term in Congress, Jim McGovern is a Democrat from Massachusetts. He is a member of the House Rules Committee and the House Agriculture Committee.He also serves as a cochair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is greeted by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on stage during a campaign event at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona, on August 23, 2024.

Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Won’t Make America Healthy Again Trump and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Won’t Make America Healthy Again

Despite their attempts to rewrite history, Trump’s record proves he’ll make it easier for corporations to pollute our air, poison our water, and allow toxic chemicals in our food....

Nov 1, 2024 / Rep. Jim McGovern

To Restore American Leadership, the Biden Administration Should Focus on Global Hunger

To Restore American Leadership, the Biden Administration Should Focus on Global Hunger To Restore American Leadership, the Biden Administration Should Focus on Global Hunger

Without intervention, world hunger will reach “biblical proportions” in 2021.

Dec 25, 2020 / Rep. Jim McGovern

George McGovern, the ‘Atticus Finch’ of American Politics

George McGovern, the ‘Atticus Finch’ of American Politics George McGovern, the ‘Atticus Finch’ of American Politics

Senator McGovern spoke the truth, especially when it was uncomfortable.

Oct 22, 2012 / Rep. Jim McGovern

End the War in Afghanistan, and Begin Nation-Building Here At Home End the War in Afghanistan, and Begin Nation-Building Here At Home

Now that Osama bin Laden is dead and Al Qaeda is scattered around the globe, does it really make sense to keep using over 100,000 U.S. troops to occupy Afghanistan and prop up a co...

May 10, 2011 / Rep. Jim McGovern and Rep. Walter Jones

Happy Birthday, George McGovern Happy Birthday, George McGovern

As he observes his eighty-fifth birthday, here's a tribute to 'the most decent man in the US Senate,' who has left his mark on politics and on the American people.

Jul 12, 2007 / Rep. Jim McGovern

The Legacy of Four Women The Legacy of Four Women

On the twenty-fifth anniversary of the murders of four American churchwomen in El Salvador, George McGovern and Representative Jim McGovern journey to El Salvador to assess what ha...

Dec 21, 2005 / Feature / George McGovern and Rep. Jim McGovern

What I Didn’t See in Iraq What I Didn’t See in Iraq

If things are so much better in Iraq, why are we not decreasing our forces there?

Apr 14, 2005 / Rep. Jim McGovern

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