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SALEM — The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 on Thursday, which would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to spend $34 billion for harbor dredging over the next decade and possibly put a project in Newburyport Harbor closer on the horizon. 

Hand in hand on Monday, Congressman Seth Moulton and his 22-month-old daughter Emmy walked the warehouse of Gloucester Bio, a company that has shifted production in order to meet a need during the pandemic.

Beginning as a supplier of yeast to alcohol distillers to help them produce ethanol, the company at 11 Dory Road shifted gears after the novel coronavirus pandemic made its way over the bridge and began to effect local businesses and community members.

Massachusetts lawmakers painted the coronavirus stimulus package unveiled by Senate Republicans on Monday as inadequate and irresponsible in light of severe and widespread economic fallout sparked by the pandemic.

To the editor:

We need our legislators to be reliable champions of mental health, and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton has proven himself to be just that since the day he was elected.

In his first term in Congress, Seth addressed delays veterans were having scheduling appointments at the Veterans Administration, which resulted in changes that significantly reduced wait times and saved lives. He has also supported funding for organizations that provide mental health services for veterans and legislation, making it easier for veterans to get the mental health support they need.

LYNN — A U.S. House of Representatives version of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act would provide $249 million for the GE Aviation River Works plant in Lynn.

The funding, championed by U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, would go toward GE’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), which makes a new generation of engines for the military’s Blackhawk and Apache helicopters.

Moulton, a former Marine Corps officer who flew in Blackhawk helicopters powered by the River Works plant, has helped to secure more than $1 billion to the program during his time in Congress.

Retired US Army Gen. Russel Honoré, the three-star general who commanded the military's response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, sharply criticized the Department of Homeland Security for wearing military uniforms.

"That uniform represents the cloth of our nation for people who don't draw overtime, who serve around the world at the direction of the national command authority," Honoré said to MSNBC.

SALEM — The use of 988 as the National Suicide Prevention Hotline took another step closer to reality last week as the Federal Communications Commission unanimously voted to designate the three-digit number as the national number for mental health emergencies.

Congressman Seth Moulton, a Salem Democrat pushed for this designation in the House along with Congressman Chris Stewart, an Air Force veteran and Republican from Utah. The goal is to create a number people, especially those in crisis, can remember and easily dial.

SALEM — Sixth District Rep. Seth Moulton said Saturday that no one commanded more respect in the House of Representatives chamber than John Lewis. 

“When I grew up, we seemed to have a lot of great American heroes around. From the greatest generation who won World War II,” said Moulton, a congressman since 2015. 

“‘”Good Morning, Sir!’ was my usual greeting, not because of my Marine background or his age — most people in Congress are older than me — but simply because there is nobody in Congress who had more respect. Nobody.”