The Boston Globe: Local Congress Members Announce Guests for State of Union

BOSTON - Representative Seth Moulton has invited a 9-year-old Syrian refugee as his guest at President Obama’s final State of the Union address.

Ahmad Alkhalaf lost his arms and three of his siblings were killed when a bomb hit the Syrian refugee camp where he and his family were living. He’s recovering at Boston Children’s Hospital while his family remains in Turkey.

Other members of the state’s all-Democratic delegation have announced guests for Tuesday’s speech.

Representative Katherine Clark will bring Muslim-American community organizer Nazda Alam of Weston. Senator Edward Markey will be joined by anti-gun violence activist John Rosenthal.

Representative Richard Neal is bringing Attorney General Maura Healey, who hopes to spotlight the state’s opioid addiction troubles.

Senator Elizabeth Warren has invited University of Massachusetts Lowell student Alexis Ploss, who has highlighted the nation’s student debt problem.

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