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MA · DISTRICT 2

James P. McGovern

DemocratMassachusettsCurrently serving

Sworn in for the 119th Congress on Source ↗

What they said 13

Their stated policy positions and commitments, with quotes and links to the original sources.

All statements (13)Campaign (4)In office (6)Unresolved period (3)
Campaign position · Original date not established
Energy & environment

Support the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate incentives

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Jim McGovern supports the Inflation Reduction Act’s climate investments and incentives. The law directs more than $360 billion toward reducing emissions, with energy providers, carmakers, municipalities and individuals encouraged to take steps to cut them. McGovern presents the law as progress toward addressing climate change and calls for further climate action.

Context: The passage describes the law as enacted in 2022; it does not specify a new proposal or particular additional climate measures McGovern would pursue.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Agriculture & foodSocial Security & other benefits

Support SNAP food assistance

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Jim McGovern supports SNAP, which helps people—including children and people with disabilities—buy groceries. He argues that protecting the program is important for people facing food insecurity.

Context: The statement supports SNAP but does not specify a proposed change to the program.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Social Security & other benefits

Protect Social Security

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Jim McGovern supports protecting Social Security, which he describes as essential support for people unable to work because of age, disability, or the death of a family breadwinner. He opposes efforts to undermine the program and says it helps provide financial stability, reduce poverty—especially among older people—and support local businesses through recipients’ spending.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 12, 2026.

Campaign position · Original date not established
Healthcare

Protect Medicare, Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage

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Jim McGovern opposes Project 2025’s proposed changes to Medicaid and says they must not become the standard. He is committed to preserving access to quality, affordable health care, including coverage through Medicare, Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, for people who rely on these programs.

Context: The statement does not specify a legislative or administrative action he would take to block the proposals.

While serving · commitment · Original date not established
Government & elections

Continue supporting the For the People Act

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McGovern supports the For the People Act, which he cosponsored and voted for. The bill would limit big money in politics and corruption, protect voting rights, and restore integrity to government. He says he will keep fighting for it to become law.

Context: The page describes H.R. 1 as having passed the House in 2019 and not been taken up by the Senate.

While serving · Original date not established
Government & elections

Support a constitutional amendment allowing election-spending rules

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McGovern is working with colleagues to pass the bipartisan Democracy for All Amendment. It would affirm that states and the federal government can pass laws regulating spending in elections, with the stated aim of reducing the political influence of wealthy individuals and large corporations.

Context: This is a proposed constitutional amendment, not an enacted change.

While serving · commitment · Original date not established
Agriculture & food

Continue working for equal federal support for small family farms

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McGovern says he will continue working to ensure small family farms in Massachusetts receive the same resources and attention from the federal government as larger competitors. This continues his stated support for making government assistance available to organic and diversified farms as well as large single-crop farms.

Context: Original statement date not established. Source collected on November 11, 2026.

Sources & original wording
I will continue working tirelessly to make sure that small family farms in Massachusetts are given the same resources and attention that their larger competitors receive from the federal government.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/11/2026
Source: James P. McGovern: Agriculture ↗Read the original source ↗
While serving · Original date not established
Agriculture & foodHealthcare

Treat food access and health care as connected issues

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McGovern argues that hunger and health care should be addressed together because access to nutritious food affects health. He cofounded the bipartisan Food is Medicine Working Group and says he has worked to bring health care and agriculture leaders together to develop concrete steps and reconsider how these issues are handled.

Context: The page does not identify specific policy changes or say which steps the working group will pursue.

While serving · Original date not established
Agriculture & food

Preserve farmland and support farm transitions

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McGovern supports USDA farm-preservation and farm-transition programs, including the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program and the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program. He says these programs should help protect farmland and preserve access for people seeking to start farms.

Context: The page does not specify proposed changes to these programs.

While serving · Original date not established
Agriculture & food

Extend federal assistance to small and diversified farms

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McGovern supports making government assistance available to organic and diversified farms, not only large single-crop farms. He says federal resources and attention should be comparable for small family farms and larger competitors, and points to conservation programs such as EQUIP as a way to support farms’ long-term stability without long-term reliance on government aid.

Context: The page does not specify which assistance programs or funding levels he would change.

Sources & original wording
I have worked to ensure that the government assistance available to large, single- crop farms is also available to our organic and diversified farms.
Original date
Original statement date has not been established. The capture date is not the statement date.
Collected
11/11/2026
Source: James P. McGovern: Agriculture ↗Read the original source ↗