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Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) didn’t mince words on Saturday. The chances of getting bipartisan work done in Washington right now may be slim to none, he said, but lawmakers and citizens have to keep pushing to make it happen. And, his message resonated.
The event will start at 1 p.m. The school is at 70 Low St.
So far this year, Moulton has hosted town hall meetings in Gloucester, Reading, Lynn and North Andover, with hundreds of people in attendance and thousands who have tuned in via livestream on his Facebook page.
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton — alarmed by a Herald special report showing that the Boston VA benefits office bungled one in six traumatic brain injury claims — is calling for the House Veterans Affairs Committee to “fully examine” the issue, and is concerned the problem could extend nationwide.
Town hall meetings are open to the public, and constituents are encouraged to ask Moulton questions about any issues on their minds.
Moulton's town hall in Lynn last month attracted more than 500 people, according to a statement from his office. The event was also streamed live on the congressman's Facebook page.
The North Andover meeting will take place at noon in the Veterans Memorial Auditorium at North Andover Middle School, 495 Main St.
Earlier this year, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) announced that his district representatives would hold office hours in all 39 cities and towns in the Sixth District in 2017.
Office hours will provide constituents an opportunity to visit with Moulton’s team of district representatives outside of normal business hours and in their own community so that Moulton’s team can assist with casework or other issues.
WOULD THEY meet with the president?
During the presidencies of Gerald Ford or Ronald Reagan or George H.W. Bush or George W. Bush, it would have been an easy question with an obvious answer. But no longer.
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The phrase “mealy-mouthed politician” often seems redundant, so closely do we associate political figures with an aversion to direct answers that cut through the usual fog.
That does not describe Seth Moulton, the second-term Democratic congressman from Salem. Moulton answers questions with a degree of candor that is refreshing and sometimes jarring.
They’ll explain the reasons for the shutdown – scheduled to run from July 8 to Sept. 30 – and presumably will hear questions and comments from patrons and their representatives on Beacon Hill.
WASHINGTON — The bomb that the United States dropped on an Islamic State cave complex in Afghanistan on Thursday was big — at 22,000 pounds, the most powerful conventional weapon in the American arsenal. Arguably, even bigger were the messages it sent, whether by design or not.