Jim McGovern

Jim McGovern
James Patrick "Jim" McGovernis a member of the United States House of Representatives, representing Massachusetts's 2nd congressional district. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 3rd District from 1997 to 2013, stretches from Worcester to the Pioneer Valley...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 November 1959
CountryUnited States of America
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Words are no longer enough. It is time for action. This is the first genocide of the 21 st century. The world has said, 'Never again.' Those words must mean something.
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Corporations are created by the people, acting through their governments. We grant them corporate charters that confer certain legal rights and privileges, like the ability to enter into contracts, limited liability and perpetual life.
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This is a personal attack on one of the best members, one of the most respected members of this House, and it is outrageous.
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I thought Iraq was the wrong war at the wrong time and have been fighting to get the Administration to stop its failed policy and bring our troops home.
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I ran for Congress in 1996 to help Ted Kennedy pass a comprehensive health insurance reform bill.
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This bill creates an endless slush fund for developers, ... We would pay landowners not to break the law.
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What is victory? Nobody has defined what victory is.