Honorable James 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 serves on the Budget and Rules committees and chairs the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House. The following is from the April 10, 2008, House floor debate on H.R. 5724, the United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act. The policies of the Bush administration have produced anAmerican economy in crisis. People are losing their jobs, fuel prices are at arecord high, food prices have dramatically increased, [and] confidence in theeconomy is at an all-time low. Maybe this…
