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December 04, 2020

Moulton Statement on the Investigation into the Disappearance and Death of Veteran Tim White

WASHINGTON - Today, following the release of the Middlesex County District Attorney's investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and death of veteran Tim White, Representative Seth Moulton made the following statement: "Tim White deserved better from the country he served than a lonely death in an empty stairwell. While the DA's investigation has ended, it has opened several leads for Congressional oversight. This is a fact: the Bedford VA Police Department failed to l… Continue Reading

December 02, 2020

Moulton Calls on House to follow Senate’s lead, Pass ALS Disability Insurance Access Act Before End of Year

WASHINGTON - Today, the United States Senate passed the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act, a companion bill to Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) legislation, H.R. 1407. The bill would eliminate the five-month waiting period before ALS patients can receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. After the vote, Moulton called on the House of Representatives to bring the bill to the floor before the end of the year. "It is shameful that in America, we make ALS patients wait five months for… Continue Reading

November 20, 2020

Moulton Selected by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for Defense Bill Conference Committee

WASHINGTON - Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi selected Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) for a key committee that negotiates the final passage of the FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act. Moulton said, "Massachusetts has a proud, patriotic history and has always played an outsized role in the nation's defense. More than 200,000 people in New England work on defense projects funded by Congress, in particular in developing the next-generation technologies to keep our troops safe overseas an… Continue Reading

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November 17, 2020

VA Delay: Veteran waits more than 300 days for records

Larry Smith still feels pain from the moment a military training exercise went wrong. "I landed on the back of my head and my neck and I landed back here. I found out the human body actually bounces. I came down headfirst and I wasn't able to get my hands down because of the way I came off the obstacle," says Smith. "I couldn't feel my feet, couldn't feel anything." Despite injuries like whiplash and a concussion, he still traveled overseas with his Air Force Unit, serving a year in the Persia… Continue Reading

November 17, 2020

Officials vow to hold Varian accountable for cleanup

BEVERLY - Congressman Seth Moulton's office and state and local officials on Monday expressed concern about the ongoing contamination at the former Varian site on Sohier Road and vowed to hold the company accountable for its cleanup. A spokesman for Moulton said his office contacted the federal Environmental Protection Agency after The Salem News reported on Monday that levels of potentially toxic chemicals remain high despite a cleanup that has been going on for 28 years. Spokesman Tim Biba s… Continue Reading

November 10, 2020

On a somber Veterans Day, remembrances tinged with mounting loss

American flag in hand, Debbie Weinstein walked slowly across the lush grass Tuesday at Baker Street Memorial Park in West Roxbury. The Lakeville woman bent toward the ground, placed the flag beside a flat grave marker, and rose to honor Daniel Weinstein, her father-in-law, an Army private in World War II who died in 2008 at the age of 87. Across this sprawling Jewish cemetery at the edge of Boston, Weinstein and the caretakers who work there appeared to be all alone. "I just came to pay my res… 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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November 09, 2020

Presidential Inauguration Ticket Request

The President and Vice President of the United States will be sworn into office during a ceremony on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. This inauguration ceremony will be held on the west front of the U.S. Capitol and managed by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC). Due to the pandemic, the information on this page is subject to change. The JCCIC will provide Members of Congress a limited set of viewing area tickets to distribute, most of which are for a standing area at… Continue Reading

November 09, 2020

Coronavirus Reading List

We know that many of you are looking for reliable, evidence-based information on the novel coronavirus pandemic. Team Moulton is here to help! Below, you can find a curated set of links to better understand COVID-19. Our team continues to monitor the latest information about the pandemic. We use news articles like these to keep Congressman Moulton informed. Check back for a regularly updated list of what we're reading: The Harvard Business Review shares helpful tips for talking to employees … Continue Reading

November 06, 2020

Constituent Response Time - Week of November 6

We receive calls for help with federal agencies every day. If you feel frustrated or unheard, we might be able to help. We work with specially-designated congressional liaisons to get answers. We can't fix every problem, but we can help explain how federal policies apply to you, what options are available, and ensure that you are treated fairly according to U.S. law. The graphic below shows our average response time for messages and mail to the office.… Continue Reading

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