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By: Sean Horgan, Staff Writer\
A trio of Massachusetts congressmen, including U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, are pressing the Obama administration to stand up for Massachusetts lobstermen and lobster dealers in the international trade tiff with Sweden.
With Congressman Seth Moulton—who represents the lobster-rich North Shore—taking the lead, the entire Commonwealth delegation sent a letter last week in opposition to Sweden’s scurrilous attack.
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It appears the Lynn ferry has a bright future, it is just not clear if that future is now.
The federal government announced a $4.5 million grant award to the city of Lynn last week, with the funds designated to help the city purchase a new ferry boat to operate between Lynn and downtown Boston.
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By: Shirley Leung\
Seth Moulton does not seem like a crazy man, but the congressman from Salem is telling me something crazy. He thinks Massachusetts should build another multibillion-dollar tunnel under the city.
“The back of the envelope math is very compelling,” he told me recently over lunch in Boston.
Not only that, but advances in tunnel-boring technology mean the good people of the Commonwealth would hardly feel the kinds of disruptions we endured during the Big Dig.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton shared his priorities for the 6th Congressional District as he traveled to Billerica April 7 and meet with 30 residents from Billerica, Bedford and Burlington in the most recent session of Congress on Your Corner.
“Economic development is my No. 1 priority in the district," Moulton told the audience at Billerica Town Hall.
By: Thor Jorgensen\
A $4.5 million federal grant will pay for a new 149-passenger ferry, U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton’s office said Thursday.
Meanwhile, state officials are continuing to search for money to operate a ferry beginning this spring through the summer.
The federal document outlining the grant said the money will pay for a city ferry’s construction “to provide year-round commuter ferry service.”
Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars will rally on Capitol Hill Thursday to urge lawmakers to oppose legislation that would reduce the monthly housing allowance for children attending college on a parent's education benefit.
BILLERICA -- U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton hosted his Congress on Your Corner event at Billerica Town Hall Thursday afternoon to listen to residents' most pressing concerns.
In the Maurice A. Buck Auditorium, Moulton first told attendees his priorities as a congressman, which included economic development in the districts he represents, challenging the threat of ISIS on a national level and assuring quality health care for veterans.
By Joe Schoffstall
As the Tea Party movement gained steam in the summer of 2009, Congressional Democrats saw waves of fed up constituents back in their home districts flock to town hall events to vent their frustrations with the workings of Washington, D.C. The uprisings ultimately led politicians to rethink such events and back away from facing the people they represent in that particular format.