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January 07, 2020

Public Housing Agencies in Massachusetts Awarded Over $3.5 Million in Federal Grants

Funding Will Support Education, Employment, and Savings for HUD-Assisted Families Washington, DC - United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), along with Representatives Richard E. Neal (D-MA-01), James P. McGovern (D-MA-02), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), Joseph P. Kennedy III (D-MA-04), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06) and Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), today announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has awarded over $3.5 million in federal grants to… Continue Reading

January 02, 2020

Moulton Statement on the Killing of Qasem Soleimani

SALEM, Mass. - Following reports that Qasem Soleimani has been killed, Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) issued the following statement: Qasem Soleimani was an enemy of the United States with American blood on his hands. But the question we've grappled with for years in Iraq was how to kill more terrorists than we create. That's an open question tonight as we await Iran's reaction to Donald Trump's escalation, which could ignite a regional war, with still no strategy from the Administration. Trump's "ma… Continue Reading

December 19, 2019

Moulton’s Fentanyl Sanctions Act, Mental Health Care Plan for Troops To Be Signed Into Law

Bill that targets producers of synthetic opioids, and plan to provide mental health check ups to active duty service members included in the National Defense Authorization Act WASHINGTON - Tomorrow, at approximately 7:20 pm, President Trump will sign the National Defense Authorization Act into law at a ceremony at Andrews Air Force Base. The defense bill includes the text of Rep. Seth Moulton's Fentanyl Sanctions Act, a bill he co-led with Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL), and a plan Moulton wrote to … Continue Reading

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December 14, 2017

Salem News: After tumultuous year, Moulton hopes to take back the House in 2018

Salem News: After tumultuous year, Moulton hopes to take back the House in 2018 By: Ethan Forman SALEM — Congressman Seth Moulton says 2017 was “a tumultuous year,” given the upheaval in Washington, D.C., during the first year of the Trump administration. But it was also an exciting year for him personally, as he married his wife, Liz, in his hometown of Marblehead. It was a busy year, too. His district office closed 906 cases and recovered nearly $753,000 in denied or delayed benefits for const… Continue Reading

December 05, 2017

Moulton Named Foreign Policy "Global Thinker"

Key Points: “He may have done four tours of duty in Iraq between 2003 and 2008, but Rep. Seth Moulton isn’t afraid to call out military leaders for mismanaging defense strategy and budgets or kowtowing to the president, even if it means challenging decorated eminences inside the Beltway. … “In 2017, Moulton emerged as a cool-headed foil to a capricious commander in chief — one possessing the military bona fides that Trump lacks. He recently opposed the troop increases in Afghanistan and favo… Continue Reading

November 12, 2017

Moulton Delivers "Courage in Peace" Sermon at Memorial Church

On Sunday, November 12, 2017, Congressman Seth Moulton delivered a sermon entitled "Courage in Peace" at the 85th Anniversary Commemoration of Benefactors and the War Dead service at Harvard University's Memorial Church. Full audio of the service is linked below. Congressman Moulton's remarks begin at approximately 1:02:30. http://www.harvardmemorialchurch.org/media/full_sunday_services_audio/service_17.11.12.mp3 Remarks as delivered: Before I get started I would just like to say a quick … Continue Reading

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November 07, 2019

Political Mudslinging—the Good Kind

November 7, 2019 Originally published in the Gloucester Daily Times. Today, federal, state and local elected officials representing Gloucester will come together to celebrate the Annisquam River dredging project, which is finally moving forward. This might not seem like the biggest news of the week: The Patriots lost their first game since December 2018; we just had local elections; Washington is debating impeachment... And the Army Corps of Engineers will soon be moving mud in the Annisquam … Continue Reading

August 22, 2019

Let's Dial 988 to Stop Suicides

Originally published by The Washington Post. By Chris Stewart and Seth Moulton Chris Stewart, a Republican, represents Utah in the U.S. House of Representatives. Seth Moulton, a Democrat, represents Massachusetts in the House. Nearly 1 in 5 American adults live with a mental-health condition; nearly half of those afflicted report having an unmet need for services. The suicide rate is increasing, too. In 2014, about 10 million Americans seriously considered suicide, and more than 1 million att… Continue Reading

July 09, 2019

Moulton & Trahan: Congress Must Address Combined Sewer Overflow

Originally Published in Wicked Local — Salem. Written by Rep. Moulton and Rep. Lori Trahan. Imagine you live in a community where everything that goes down your toilet, and everything in the gutters on the street outside, flowed into the bodies of water that supply your drinking water. You’d probably want your government to do something about that, and you’d definitely want to know about it. In our state, any time we get a hard rain or heavy snow melt, 200 pipes in 18 cities carry stormwater… Continue Reading

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July 22, 2019

Congressional App Challenge

The Challenge The Office of Congressman Seth Moulton is proud to host the 2019 Sixth District Congressional App Challenge (CAC), a competition designed to encourage student participation in computer science and coding, will be hosting our annual coding competition this year. Students are encouraged to register online by Sept 10th before submitting their app by November 1st. Find the Congressional App Challenge on Facebook, Twitter, or online. Join the conversation with #Congress4CS. The Histo… Continue Reading

January 23, 2019

Federal Shutdown Community Resources

2019 Federal Shutdown Resources Breaking 2:30pm 1/25: President Trump agreed Friday to re-open the government for three weeks while negotiations proceed. This will mean that federal employees will receive back pay and leave as quickly as possible, regardless of scheduled pay period. We will update this page as we have further information on when furloughed employees can expect to receive that back pay. If you are a federal employee furloughed or working without pay during the shutdown, or if yo… Continue Reading

January 14, 2018

Year in Review 2017

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