Rep. McGovern announces reelection, targets Republicans
CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Congressman Jim McGovern announced his reelection campaign on Thursday.
McGovern, who serves as the Congressman for Massachusetts’ 2nd District and the Ranking Member of the House Rules Committee, launched his campaign with a focus on policies that prioritize working people. He criticized what he described as a “rigged system” and called out Republicans in Congress for actions impacting health care and food assistance.
McGovern stated, “With so much abundance in America, no one should struggle to get by. But instead of fixing our rigged system, Republicans in Congress are ripping away folks’ health care and food assistance, just so they can give their billionaire donors massive tax breaks.”
McGovern is also a strong critic of the Trump administration, specifically accusing Speaker Mike Johnson of abandoning his constitutional duties. McGovern claims Johnson has made the House of Representatives a tool for the Trump administration’s “corrupt authoritarian agenda…