Press Releases

McGovern Welcomes Democratic Members to the Rules Committee for the 118^th Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rules Committee Ranking Member James P. McGovern (D-MA) today welcomed Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (PA-05), Rep. Joe Neguse (CO-02), and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03) to the House Rules Committee for the 118^th Congress:

McGovern Congratulates Rules Committee Chairman Tom Cole

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rules Committee Ranking Member James P. McGovern (D-MA) today congratulated Congressman Tom Cole (R-OK) on being named Chairman of the House Committee on Rules for the 118thCongress:

Chairman McGovern Reacts to Republican Rules Package for 118th Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rules Committee Chairman James P. McGovern (D-MA) released the following statement in reaction to House Republicans' rules package for the 118^th Congress:

Chairman McGovern & Chairman Grijalva Announce Roundtable Discussion Examining Indigenous Nutrition and Food Systems

Chairmen have called on President Biden to hold a national White House conference on food, nutrition, hunger, and health

Hearing will focus on need to build economic resiliency

to respond to future emergency events

Legislation will set national standards for voting, stop partisan gerrymandering, and strengthen the American people's faith in our democracy

**Video of his remarks is available here**

Chairman McGovern Opens Debate on Rule for Bill to Combat Islamophobia Worldwide

**Video of his remarks is available here**

Chairman McGovern Announces Roundtable on Hunger in Rural America

Twelfth in a series of events examining the steps Congress and the Biden administration can take to finally end food insecurity in this country