Press Releases
WASHINGTON– Today, Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06) introduced the American High-Speed Rail Act, which would invest $205 billion federal dollars into high-speed rail, create at least 2.6 million direct American jobs over five years, and provide Americans with a new travel option that’s safer than driving, cleaner than flying and never delayed by weather. Representatives Brendan Boyle (PA-02) and Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined Moulton as original sponsors of the bill.
WASHINGTON – Today, the United States House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act, a bill introduced by Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Peter King (R-NY). It has already passed the Senate and heads next to the White House where the president is expected to sign it into law.
As we mark the 79th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor which drew our country into World War II, U.S. Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) and House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (SC-06) today introduced legislation to repair the economic harms experienced by Black World War II veterans and their families as a result of denied access to the full range of GI Bill benefits. The Sgt. Isaac Woodard, Jr. and Sgt. Joseph H.
WASHINGTON — Today, following the release of the Middlesex County District Attorney’s investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance and death of veteran Tim White, Representative Seth Moulton made the following statement:
WASHINGTON – Today, the United States Senate passed the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act, a companion bill to Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) legislation, H.R. 1407. The bill would eliminate the five-month waiting period before ALS patients can receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. After the vote, Moulton called on the House of Representatives to bring the bill to the floor before the end of the year.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed legislation to create the tech sector apprenticeships Rep. Seth Moulton designed in his CHANCE in Tech Act. The key parts of Moulton’s bill were included in The National Apprenticeship Act, a larger package of apprenticeship bills.
WASHINGTON — Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi selected Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) for a key committee that negotiates the final passage of the FY 21 National Defense Authorization Act.
Moulton said, “Massachusetts has a proud, patriotic history and has always played an outsized role in the nation’s defense. More than 200,000 people in New England work on defense projects funded by Congress, in particular in developing the next-generation technologies to keep our troops safe overseas and our families safe at home.”
WASHINGTON — Today, the Co-chairs of the Congressional Iraq Caucus, Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), demanded answers from Acting Secretary of Defense Christopher C. Miller and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on the recently-announced plans to drastically cut the number of diplomatic and military personnel currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
QUANTICO, Va. — Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) issued the following statement following the announcement that President Donald Trump fired Secretary of Defense Mark Esper:
I have no doubt that Secretary Esper was fired for being critical of President Trump’s policies, which is Esper’s role as the civilian in charge of the Department of Defense.
SALEM, Mass. – Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) will hold his annual Veterans Town Hall event online this year to continue an annual tradition he started so that veterans can meet other veterans and bond over their stories of service, and so the public can better understand the cost of war.