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Supporters of an underground connection between Boston’s two main rail hubs are continuing to make their case on Beacon Hill.
On Monday, members of the North South Rail Link Working Group are planning to host leading world experts on urban rail link projects at a Statehouse forum.
Monday's discussion will focus on the latest tunnel-boring technology that backers of the rail link say has helped reduce the cost, risk and disruption of urban tunnel projects.
It seems as if there is “no common ground” between Republicans and Democrats in the wake of the Orlando shooting. While Democrats “see the shooter’s religion as a side issue,” Republicans view the “fixation on guns as a distraction from the real threat.” The discord between the two parties “was the same impulse that led Congressman Seth Moulton and others to walk out of the House of Representatives moment of silence last Tuesday… We’ve had enough silence.”
BOSTON -- The state could be in line for $20 million in federal money to widen treatment for opioid addiction as part of a White House proposal.
If approved by Congress, the plan would send money to states based on their fatal overdoses in 2014 and their “treatment gap" -- a measure of the number of addicts seeking treatment but who cannot get it due to scarcity or cost.
Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) visited Flint Public Library in Middleton on June 17 for the latest in his “Congress on Your Corner” series.\
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The first-term Democrat discussed a wide range of issues including gun control, veterans’ health and student loans.\
President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visited Orlando, Florida, Thursday, where they met with the families of the 49 victims of Sunday’s shooting massacre at an LGBT nightclub. The meeting came one day after Senate Democrats mounted a nearly 15-hour filibuster to demand a vote on gun control measures. In Orlando, President Obama called for action on gun control.
In a statement following the horrifying shooting in Orlando, “U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton from Massachusetts called for ‘love and support’ and ‘gave some solace to those most closely impacted by the horrific shooting.’ He added: ‘Fear and ignorance will never replace our commitment to fundamental American values, including that of equality.’”\
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U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, on Monday sent a letter signed by 73 members of Congress to Secretary of State John Kerry urging the United States to accept more Syrian refugees.
"The slow pace of current Syrian refugee admissions will not help our national security," Moulton and his colleagues wrote. "In fact, it will only give credence to those who wish to undermine our values."\
Two members of the state's all-Democratic congressional delegation say they won't take part in moments of silence in Congress to remember the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting until lawmakers get serious about gun control.
Representatives Clark and Moulton of Massachusetts say they won’t take part in moments of silence in Congress to remember the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting until lawmakers get serious about gun control.
Congressman says it will soon be their turn to get involved in issues shaping the country
By: Paul Leighton, Staff Writer
SALEM — This week, Seth Moulton found himself at the center of the national debate on gun control in the wake of the mass shooting in Orlando.
On Friday night, the Salem congressman told graduates of Salem Academy Charter School that it will soon be their turn to get involved in the issues that will shape the future of the country.
Seth Moulton spoke out following the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
\By: Eleanor Goldberg\
The gunman who killed 49 people and injured 53 at a gay nightclub in Orlando on Sunday was able to inflict such carnage largely because he used a weapon that belongs on a battlefield, not in the hands of ordinary civilians, experts say.