Congressman Olver joins fellow members of the New England Congressional Delegation to advocate for increased funding for LIHEAP.

Congressman Olver receives the Golden Spike Award from the National Association of Railroad Passengers (NARP). NARP awards the Golden Spike to honor individuals, usually public officials, for their contributions to the advancement of passenger rail.

Jack Downing and Steve Como of Soldier On present Congressman Olver with the 2008 National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Congressional Award for his work on behalf of homeless veterans.

Congressman Olver participates in announcement of new National Science Foundation Chemical Bonding Center for "Fueling the Future" at UMass-Amherst. Joining the Congressman are, left to right: Greg Watson, Governor Patricks Senior Advisor for Clean Energy Technology; Sankaran "Thai" Thayumanavan, Principal Investigator, Associate Professor of Chemistry; UMass President Jack Wilson; UMass Chancellor Thomas Cole Jr."

Congressman Olver congratulates Chris Hart and his family from Westfield. Chris is the 2007 MA champion of the National Geographic Bee.

Teaming with Wildlife presents Congressman John Olver with a leadership award for including state wildlife conservation funding in his global climate change legislation.

Purple Heart recipients Walter Heyes of Barre and Joseph Genduso, Regional Commander of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, visit the Washington DC office of Congressman John Olver to discuss VA benefits for returning Iraq war veterans and a potential charter change to allow female Purple Heart recipients.