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December 17, 2019

WASHINGTON — Today, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) paid tribute to Pete Frates in a speech on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the life of Pete Frates.

I’m reminded of something my minister at Harvard, Peter Gomes, used to say often: “The radical news of the Gospel is not that heaven is the destination of the faithful. The radical news is that God wants us to flourish in our present lives, our earthly existence, and to do so more in the future than in the past.”


December 13, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) questioned Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, the military’s highest-ranking officer, and Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, the military’s civilian leader, about President Trump’s decision to pardon Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher and two other service members. Two of the three service members were convicted of offenses of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice by a jury of their peers. The third self-reported a crime.


December 12, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA), who co-wrote The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act with Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT), applauded the FCC for its unanimous decision to approve 9-8-8 as the 3-digit number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.


December 12, 2019

SALEM, Mass. — Today, The Boston Globe reported on a new study from the Harvard Kennedy School that explored the hidden costs Massachusetts families pay for the state’s roads. Here is an excerpt from the article:


December 11, 2019

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation that sets defense spending and policy for the 2020 fiscal year.


December 9, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Seth Moulton released the following statement on the life and legacy of Pete Frates:

“Pete Frates was a fighter and a patriot who challenged America to confront ALS. Rather than retreating from the national spotlight to manage his illness, he rallied the country around funding medical research through the Ice Bucket Challenge. He will be long remembered for his humor, his strength, and his courage. What a hero he was to me and so many others.”


November 20, 2019

Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act responds to Merrimack Valley explosions


November 18, 2019
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:

 


October 31, 2019
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:


October 29, 2019
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.