Honorable Jim McGovern
United States Representative, Massachusetts, Democrat
Representative McGovern, of the Third District of Massachusetts, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1996. He served as an aide to U.S. Senator George McGovern from 1977 to 1980 and as a senior aide to U.S. Representative Joseph Moakley from 1982 to 1996. He is the Vice Chair of the Rules Committee and serves on the Budget Committee. The following is from the May 3, 2007, House floor debate on H.R. 1592, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007.Some will claim that this law is not needed. Others will claim that it adversely…
