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WASHINGTON – Following reports that the Trump Administration would no longer regard Israeli settlements in the Palestinian Territories as a violation of international law, U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) said:

 

SALEM, MA — Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA), Congressman Mark Meadows (R-NC), Congressman Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr. (D-CA), Congressman Ralph Norman (R-SC), Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Congressman David Trone (D-MD) reintroduced the TL;DR Act—or “Too Long; Didn’t Read” Act.

The TL;DR Act would direct the Office of Management and Budget to require federal agencies to place important action items at the beginning of their letters to Americans that would outline the following information:

WASHINGTON---Today the House of Representatives passed the Protect Against Conflict by Turkey Act, also known as the PACT Act. The bill targets Turkey’s senior leaders with sanctions, protects our Kurdish allies and directs the White House to show Congress a strategy to protect our allies and interests in Syria.

WASHINGTON---Today, the President addressed the nation in an attempt to rebrand the Trump Doctrine. He announced that the U.S. would lift sanctions on Turkey in return for Turkey’s commitment to a permanent ceasefire in Syria.

WASHINGTON — Moments ago in Turkey, Vice President Mike Pence announced a 120-hour ceasefire between Turkey and the Syrian Kurds. The deal will force the Kurds living in Turkey’s desired buffer zone from their homes and extracts no concessions from Turkey. The deal also includes no sanctions on Turkey’s leaders in response to their invasion of Kurdish held territory in Syria after the president’s decision to abandon America’s Kurdish allies.

Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) made the following statement:

Moulton Demands Congress Hold Erdogan, Trump Accountable Ahead of Syria Vote

WASHINGTON — Today, from the floor of the House of Representatives, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) demanded a strategy to protect America’s Kurdish allies and prevent the resurgence of ISIS that the president’s decision is expected to create.

The full speech is below. A broadcast quality clip of the speech is available here.

WASHINGTON—Following the Secretary of Defense’s decision today to authorize the deployment of additional U.S. forces to Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number of U.S. forces to 3,000, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) made the following statement:

WASHINGTON---Last night, the White House announced that the United States would step aside in Northern Syria to allow Turkey to conduct an offensive operation there. Following the news that the major U.S. policy shift was ordered after a call between President Trump and Turkish President Erdogan, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) made the following statement: