Honorable James P. McGovern
United States Representative, Massachusetts, Democrat
Representative McGovern was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1996. He is vice chair of the House Committee on Rules. The following is excerpted from a September 8, 2009, statement by Representative McGovern on the House floor.I rise to express my strong concern over U.S. policy in Afghanistan. I worry that we are getting sucked deeper and deeper into a war with no end. Our mission continues to grow and grow, with no clear sense of where we are ultimately going. It has been eight long years. We have lost too many brave men and women,…
