Rep. Jim McGovern
@repmcgovern
Lisa's husband. Patrick and Molly's dad. Proud to serve the 2nd Congressional District of MA. Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Top Democrat on the House Rules Committee. Hunger is a political condition.
Susan Collins voted to supercharge ICE funding, and the best she can do is politely call the DHS Secretary and ask him to stop killing her own constituents.
VFW, our nation’s top veteran advocacy group, called out MAGA for trying to cut veterans benefits for disabled veterans. The response from House Republicans has been one of the most disgraceful and cowardly things I’ve ever seen.
The International Criminal Court exists to provide justice to victims when countries can’t or won’t. By trying to destroy it, Trump and Rubio seek to give themselves—alongside Putin, Netanyahu, Maduro, annd other human rights abusers—impunity for war crimes committed under their orders.
You just voted to give these thugs another $70 Billion. You’re complicit in this and every other murder committed by Trump’s secret police.
You mean like when you discussed war plans in your easily-hackable Signal group chat?
At a packed town hall in Racine, Wisconsin this week hosted by @WeAct4progress.bsky.social talking about how to build a better future. Folks are sick of a status quo built for billionaires & corporate greed. If Republicans are too afraid to listen to their constituents—we’ll do their job for them.
People know the status quo has failed them time and time again. Big change is coming.
Republicans gave these thugs a $170 BILLION slush fund to keep doing this shit. Abolish ICE NOW!
I’m sick and tired of the status quo in this country that puts corporate greed & billionaire profits over working people. In a country with a trillionaire, it’s a moral outrage that children go hungry, seniors can’t afford their medicine, and veterans sleep on the street.
Government-subsidized grocery stores = Communism Government run gas stations = Freedom Got it.
Folks are struggling to feed their families because Trump slashed food assistance & his tariffs are sending grocery prices through the roof. Thankfully, programs like Summer Eats are making sure no kid goes hungry while school is out. Grateful to spread the word about their free meals!
Once again, in Trump’s America, committing crimes is fine as long as you tell everyone you’re doing it.
The Big Ugly Bill threw millions of Americans off health insurance. I shared a few of their stories on the House Floor ⬇️
Yikes. GOP Congressman Austin Scott told me the economy is doing “pretty good.” …I guess if you hang out with Mar-A-Lago members all day, you think things are good. But the people I talk to think they’re getting hosed by Trump’s billionaire-first economic policies, stupid tariffs, and illegal war.
Republicans had no problem giving ICE a $70 BILLION slush fund…but when it comes to spending just a small fraction of that on feeding hungry families, they say we’ve run out of money. It’s disgusting.
Rents are up, homeownership is out of reach for so many families, and private equity continues swooping up single family homes to raise rents and jack up prices. We should be making it EASIER to pay your rent and buy a home!
An important bipartisan affordable housing bill to bring down costs could be the law of the land TODAY. Instead, Trump refused to sign it because we won’t let him lie about voter fraud and rig the midterms. He doesn’t care about affordability. He cares about himself.
Trump says housing affordability is “unimportant.” What does he think matters? His insane attempt to relitigate the 2020 election with his phony claims of widespread voter fraud. What the hell is wrong with him?
Trump and his MAGA majority on the Supreme Court ended TPS as part of their cruel war on LEGAL immigration. They’re tearing families apart & robbing communities of hardworking people. We’ll fight back with everything we’ve got.
Ruth López is a human rights defender wrongly imprisoned by a dictatorial Salvadoran government cracking down on civil society and rule of law. I join Senators @vanhollen.senate.gov and @kaine.senate.gov in asking Secretary Rubio to advocate for her release and assure she gets medical care.
If Americans can’t afford basic necessities like housing, healthcare, and food, we don’t have a country. Trump’s own “voter fraud” sham investigation quietly disbanded after finding no widespread fraud. Our elections are among the world’s most secure.
AI data centers are using tons of electricity & water, driving up costs while workers get left behind & Big Tech reaps record profits. Proud to join @aoc.bsky.social & @sanders.senate.gov in calling for an AI data center moratorium until Congress sets standards & guardrails to protect Americans.
Trump had the chance to lower housing costs for millions of Americans. Instead, he’s throwing a temper tantrum like a toddler because we won’t let him rig the midterm elections. Totally unfit for office.
The bottom has fallen out for so many American farmers thanks to Republicans’ billionaires-first agenda. But instead of admitting that prices have never been higher, they’re holding a pep rally for their Big Ugly Bill—the largest upward transfer of wealth in U.S. history. It’s shameful.
