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SALEM — After participating in a daylong sit-in on the House floor last week with other Democrats pushing for a vote on gun reforms, Salem Congressman Seth Moulton on Friday helped introduce a bipartisan bill he and others said would prevent suspected terrorists on "No-Fly" lists from buying guns.

The bill was introduced less than two weeks after the worst mass shooting in modern American history in Orlando, Florida, and after a string of high-profile mass shootings in recent years, including one that left 14 dead in San Bernardino, California.

One of the great myths of the 2016 presidential primaries was that Republicans had an uncommonly dazzling breadth and depth of young contenders.\

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If that’s so, why is their presumptive nominee a 70-year-old, Donald Trump?\

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A related canard was that the showdown between Hillary Clinton, 68, and Bernie Sanders, 74, underscored how little youthful energy the Democratic Party possessed.\

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Congressman Seth Moulton, D-Salem, Mass., joined other Democrats in a sit-in on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday to demand a vote on new gun control measures. Moulton, a four-tour Marine Corps Iraq War veteran, has been outspoken about the lack of action in Congress concerning what he calls common-sense gun reforms. "Inspiring to be with so many Members of Congress at a sit-in on the House Floor demanding action on gun violence," tweeted Moulton around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Members of Massachusetts’ all-Democratic U.S. House delegation are among those refusing to leave the U.S. House floor until they secure a vote on gun control measures. Members of the state’s delegation participating in the sit-in Wednesday afternoon included Reps. Katherine Clark, Michael Capuano, Joe Kennedy, Richard Neal, James McGovern, Niki Tsongas, William Keating and Seth Moulton. The state’s two Democratic U.S. senators - Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey - trekked to the House to join the protest.

Land of the free? Home of the brave?\

Our country has a remarkable legacy. As “students of history” (actually a teacher and a student), we have relived a storied record — independence, abolition of slavery, invention, defeat of the Nazis, civil rights, and the moon landing.

Reps. Will Hurd (R-Texas) and Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) will introduce a bill in the House later today that would enable federal employees to take alternative transportation options including Uber, Lyft and bike shares for official travel — and be reimbursed for it. If the Government Travel Modernization Act passes, it will sanction use of increasingly popular nontraditional forms of transportation, including services offered via mobile apps.