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September 23, 2020

Rep. Moulton to Host 2 Upcoming Town Halls

Salem, MA - Representative Seth Moulton will participate in two virtual town halls this week. The first, taking place tomorrow, September 23rd at 7pm, is an online Deliberative Town Hall on the COVID-19 crisis. The second, taking place on Thursday, September 24th at 5pm, will be an immigration and citizenship virtual event. Wednesday, September 23rd Town Hall: Moulton is hosting Wednesday's town hall with The Institute for Democratic Engagement & Accountability (IDEA) at The Ohio State Uni… Continue Reading

September 21, 2020

Moulton Bill to Make 988 National Number for Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Hotline Heads to the President’s Desk

WASHINGTON -The House of Representatives has passed The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, a bill introduced by Representative Seth Moulton. The bill now heads to the president's desk to be signed into law. Key officials in the Trump administration including FCC Chairman Ajit Pai and VA Secretary Robert Wilkie have already supported the bill, indicating President Trump is likely to sign Moulton's bill into law. When that happens, Americans with questions or concerns about their mental he… Continue Reading

September 17, 2020

Moulton and 172 other Members of Congress Demand Investigation Into Whistleblower Report of Mass Hysterectomies on Immigrants in Georgia Detention Facility

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Wednesday, a nurse at a Georgia Immigration and Customs Enforcement-leased facility blew the whistle on what she says are an abnormally high number of hysterectomies on detainees. According to the whistleblower's report, the Irwin County Detention Center in Ocilla, Ga. which is run by a private company called LaSalle Corrections, is also not reporting cases of COVID-19 and ignoring other medical complaints. The full text of the whistleblower's report is available here. U.S… Continue Reading

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September 24, 2020

Focusing on Student Veterans' Strengths

A new research article identifies the strengths that students who are military veterans bring with them to higher education. Katie Sullivan and Kay Yoon, both associate professors of communication at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, surveyed and interviewed 115 total student veterans at a large public university in the Southwest for the article, published in The Journal of Continuing Higher Education. They wanted to explore a more balanced way to view the more than 3.5 million s… Continue Reading

September 21, 2020

988 Suicide Prevention Hotline Bill Heads to President Trump

A bill to designate 988 as the three-digit telephone number for the national suicide hotline has passed in the House of Representatives and is headed to President Trump for signature, according to U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton's office. The new number is meant to be easier to remember than the current number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, 800-273-8255. Moulton, who co-sponsored the bill, has said he hopes it will become widely known as the number people should call if they're experienci… Continue Reading

September 10, 2020

Salem Gold Star families express frustration with President Trump over alleged remarks on veterans

SALEM, MASS. (WHDH) - Two Gold Star families in Salem are speaking out against remarks President Trump allegedly made about veterans and those serving in the military. The controversial remarks prompted Congressman Seth Moulton to reach out to these families. Moulton served four tours in Iraq and is a U.S. Marine. The families told 7NEWS the remarks, if true, are an insult to their fallen children. "Just and John and Travis answered the call to fight for this country, we are here to answer t… Continue Reading

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August 09, 2020

The Question We Should Be Asking About School Reopening

Everyone is asking me the same question: Should schools reopen? Actually, the data on this is pretty clear: Yes, kids across the board do better in school. But the question we really should be asking is this: What will we do when one kid in school -even just one - tests positive? Nobody seems to have an answer. It's the age-old adage attributed to the great World War II general Omar Bradley: "Amateurs talk strategy. Professionals talk logistics." Getting kids in school may be the right strategy… Continue Reading

May 06, 2020

To win this war, we must listen to science

Over the last week, a debate about when to reopen our country has begun in earnest. If we reopen too soon, we'll lose the progress we've gained by social distancing, see a new spike in cases that overwhelms our hospital system, and inject even more uncertainty into an economy that's buckling under the weight of the worst pandemic in a century. If we wait too long, we'll cause more economic harm than necessary to combat the virus and more Americans will die from that fallout as well; death rates … Continue Reading

April 21, 2020

Even without our leaders, Americans can lead on coronavirus

When our leaders have failed in crises, America has been at its best when we focus on what we can do rather than who we can blame. As we entered World War II, the Greatest Generation didn't argue over whose fault it was that the military only had 3,000 planes -- they built 300,000 more. When the Bush administration bungled its response to Hurricane Katrina, millions stepped up to become unofficial first responders, food suppliers -- even caretakers for children separated from their families. B… Continue Reading

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September 25, 2020

Coronavirus Reading List

We know that many of you are looking for reliable, evidence-based information on the novel coronavirus outbreak. Team Moulton's IEEE-USA Science & Technology Policy Fellow Sarah is here to help! Below, you can find a curated set of links to better understand the COVID-19 outbreak and its implications. Some of this information is used to keep Congressman Moulton informed on the outbreak and the government's response. Check back for a regularly updated list of what we're reading: The Wall S… Continue Reading

September 10, 2020

2020 Rev. Peter J. Gomes Service Award

In 2016, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) established the Peter J. Gomes Service Award, to be given annually to the individual in the Sixth District who best epitomizes the qualities of integrity, compassion, and commitment to community that were the foundation of the late Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes' teachings. Reverend Gomes was Seth's mentor and friend. One of his core teachings is embodied by this quote from his writing: "The very definition of service is to love our neighbors as ou… Continue Reading

August 26, 2020

Military Academy Nominations

Instructions The honor of attending a service academy comes with the obligation and commitment to serve in the military for a minimum of five years upon graduation. Members of Congress may nominate candidates for appointment to four of the five U.S. service academies: U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point, NY; the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA), Annapolis, MD; the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado Springs, CO; and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), Kings Point, NY. The fifth servic… Continue Reading

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