Press Releases
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 — 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, 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 — 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.
SALEM, Mass. — Following today’s reports that the Trump administration has withdrawn multiple defense attachés from American embassies throughout Africa, Representative Seth Moulton made the following statement:
SALEM, Mass. — Representative Seth Moulton and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey announced that the Lynn Neighborhood Development Association has received Historic Preservation Certification from the National Park Service.
The approval means the Neighbor Development Association, the nonprofit arm of the Lynn Housing Authority, can receive a tax credit it will use to convert the building into 43 units of mixed-income housing for veterans at the iconic Lynn landmark, which was built in 1890.
GLOUCESTER, Mass.– Representative Seth Moulton and Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey announced that the city of Gloucester will receive a $3 million grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to protect the city from flooding.
"America's oldest working seaport is Gloucester's economic and cultural heart. We must protect it from flooding, and this $3 million grant will help do that," Moulton said."This money will give businesses the confidence to expand, creating jobs at a time when we desperately need them."
WASHINGTON — Today, the President of the United States signed The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act, a bill introduced by Representative Seth Moulton, into law. The bill will unite the nation’s suicide prevention and mental health hotlines under three digits: 9-8-8. Americans with questions or concerns about their mental health or the mental health of a loved one will be able to dial 9-8-8 and get help within the next two years.