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Jim McGovern's Public Statements on Issue: Constitution

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On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for U.S. House (MA) - District 2

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Date Title
06/01/2020 Letter to Rodrigo Maia, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil - House Members Ring the Alarm Amidst Human Rights Violations in Brazil
05/29/2020 Following George Floyd Murder, Reps. Pressley, Omar, Bass, Lee, Introduce House Resolution Condemning Police Brutality
05/22/2020 Letter to Betsy DeVos, Department of Education Secretary, and Kenneth L. Marcus, Department of Education Assistant Secretary - Reps Speier, Kuster, Pressley and Slotkin Lead Letter Urging the Department of Education to Rescind its Indefensible Title IX Rule
05/13/2020 Letter to Hon. Erica Dreiband, Department of Justice Civil Rights Division - Rep. Pressley, Senator Booker Lead Congressional Call for Federal Civil Rights Investigation into Ahmaud Arbery Murder
05/07/2020 Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Introduces Legislation to Counter Human Rights Abuses Worldwide Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic
05/03/2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - CECC Chairs McGovern, Rubio to POTUS: Advocate for Detained Journalists in China
04/17/2020 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Meng Calls on DeVos to Ensure Civil Rights Protections for Students During COVID-19 Crisis
03/06/2020 Letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Assistant Secretary Devon Westhill - Reps. Fudge, Kuster Lead Letter Calling on Agriculture Department to Step Up Civil Rights Enforcement
02/24/2020 Letter to David Ferriero, U.S. Archivist for the National Archives and Records Administration - Speier, Members of Congress Urge Archivist to Certify ERA Now!
01/17/2020 Letter to President Donald Trump - Maloney Calls on Trump to Defend Ambassador Recalled for Defending LGBTQ People
11/19/2019 Letter to Cameron Quinn, Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and Joseph Cuffari, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Rep. Grijalva Leads 40 Colleagues in Second Letter to Dept. of Homeland Security Demanding Investigation on Remain in Mexico' Policy Toward LGBTQ Asylum Seekers
11/01/2019 Letter to the Hon. Michael Pompeo, Secretary of the U.S. Department of State - Sen. Markey, Massachusetts Delegation Slam Pompeo's Anti-Immigrant Rule
10/02/2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - Rep. Grijalva and Members of Congress Urge Secretary Pompeo to Support Human Rights and the Rule of Law in Guatemala
09/27/2019 Rep. Ilhan Omar and Members of Congress Urge India to Restore Communication in Kashmir
09/10/2019 Bill would prohibit commercial export of tear gas and other nonlethal crowd control items to the Hong Kong Police force.
06/13/2019 Rubio, Cardin, Risch, Menendez Reintroduce Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
06/06/2019 Letter to Secretary Pompeo, Secretary of State - Brooks, Frankel Urge Pompeo to Include Afghan Women in Peace Talks
06/01/2019 McGovern Statement Following Threats by the Transitional Military Council Against Peaceful Protesters in Sudan
05/24/2019 Letter to Mike Pompeo, Secretary of State - McGovern, Lewis, Schakowsky Lead 79 House Democrats Calling on Full Implementation of 2016 Colombia Peace Accords
05/16/2019 Letter to Secretary Pompeo and Secretary Mnuchin - Bipartisan, Bicameral Group of 92 Lawmakers Urge Support For Civilian-Led Transitional Government in Sudan
05/15/2019 Providing for Consideration of H.R. Equality Act; Providing for Consideration of H.R. Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act; and Providing for Consideration of H.R. Marketing and Outreach Restoration to Empower Health Education Act of 2019
03/14/2019 Congressman McGovern Joins House Democrats in Introducing Equality Act for LGBTQ Americans
02/13/2019 Letter to the Hon. Alex Azar, Secretary of Health and Human Services - LGBTQ Parents in Congress Maloney and Craig, and Hill Lead Letter to HHS Opposing Religious Litmus Test in Adoption, Foster Care
02/04/2019 Letter to the Hon. Patrick Shanahan, Acting Secretary of Defense - Scanlon, Kennedy and Speier Lead Call for Pentagon to Not Implement Ban on Transgender Military Service
01/03/2019 USA Today - House Democrats Will Restore Transparency, Ethics, Unity

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