Press Releases

Moulton Statement on the Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act

November 5, 2015

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) released the following statement on the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016:\

“Today, I voted in favor of a revised National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016. This bill is the product of hard work between both parties following the Bipartisan Budget Agreement and gives our service members the stability and support they need.

Moulton, Massachusetts Delegation Call on VA to Share Prescription Drug Data with State Database

November 4, 2015

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Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) called on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to share prescription drug information with a state database that tracks prescriptions for patients outside the VA. The state-based program, known as a Prescription Drug Monitoring Program, helps prevent the accidental or intentional misuse of prescription drugs. The entire Massachusetts Congressional delegation signed Moulton’s letter sent today to VA Secretary Robert A. McDonald.

Moulton Calls for Syria Negotiations

October 30, 2015

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Washington, DC - Today Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA), member of the House Armed Services Committee, announced his support for a resolution introduced by Congressman Jim Himes (D-CT) calling on President Obama to use multilateral negotiations to bring an end to the Syrian civil war and the tragic refugee crisis it has caused and to develop a comprehensive strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).\

Moulton Brings First-of-Its-Kind Veterans Day Event to Massachusetts

October 22, 2015

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Washington, DC - Iraq War veteran and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) will bring a first-of-its-kind veterans event to Massachusetts on Veterans Day, November 11th. Inspired by acclaimed author and director Sebastian Junger, the event is a community forum aiming to establish greater understanding between local veterans and the friends and neighbors they served.

WHO: Congressman Seth Moulton, Sebastian Junger, Professor Andrew Bacevich\

WHAT: Veterans Day Town Hall\

Moulton Condemns Recent Violence in Israel

October 21, 2015

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Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton’s (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the recent violence in Israel:\

Moulton, Mayor Theken Announce Major Federal Investment to Support New Jobs in Gloucester

October 13, 2015

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Gloucester, MA – Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Gloucester Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken announced a new federal investment that will expand Gloucester’s seafood processing innovation cluster and create 150 new jobs. The $550,500 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration is part of a $1.11 million project to increase water and sewer capacity at the Blackburn Industrial Park.

Moulton Announces New Effort to Help End Veteran Homelessness

September 28, 2015

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Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) announced new federal funding to support low-income veterans in northeast Massachusetts. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a total of $4,157,453 in grants to three Massachusetts organizations dedicated to preventing veteran homelessness, including the Veterans Northeast Outreach Center, the Lynn Housing Authority Development Group, and the Vietnam Veterans Workshop.

Moulton Reacts to Speaker Boehner's Resignation

September 25, 2015

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Washington, DC – Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) released the following statement today in response to Speaker John Boehner’s announcement that he will be resigning from Congress at the end of October:\

Moulton's Veterans Bill Gains Steam, First Republican Signs On

September 18, 2015

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Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton’s (D-MA) first package of bills is gaining steam after he secured the endorsement of a Republican member of the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. A U.S. Army veteran who still serves in the Army Reserves, Representative Lee Zeldin (R-NY) is supporting Moulton’s VA Education Training and Sustainability Act, a set of four bills that would improve the talent pipeline at Veterans Affairs (VA) medical facilities by recruiting new talent and investing in existing employees.

Five Local Organizations Receive $725,000 to Combat Substance Abuse by Young People

September 14, 2015

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Peabody, MA – Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) announced new federal funding to prevent and reduce substance abuse among young people in northeast Massachusetts. In total, the Office of National Drug Control Policy released $725,000 in Drug Free Communities funding to five local, community-based organizations, including the Healthy Peabody Collaborative, the Healthy Gloucester Collaborative, the Reading Coalition Against Substance Abuse, DanversCares, and the Wakefield Unified Prevention Coalition.