Rep. Jim McGovern, representing Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District, has been a stalwart opponent of the Iraq and Afhanistan Wars. He has served in Congress since 1997, and is a senior member of the Rules Committee. He is also a member of the PDA Advisory Board.
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THE FIRST three words of the preamble of our Constitution are “We the People.’’ Two years ago today the US Supreme Court in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission upended that promising vision. Corporations — which do not have mouths, minds, or consciences — won a “free speech’’ right to spend unlimited money to influence elections.
U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern said he will never forget a tip he received from an old boss about the way things work on Capitol Hill.