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By: Evan Lips
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, the first-term Democrat from Salem and veteran of the Iraq War, has endeared himself to national anti-gun activists after taking a hard line against the sale of semiautomatic weapons to civilians. Days after a gunman slaughtered 49 innocents in the name of Islam at an Orlando gay bar, Moulton graced the front page of the New York Daily News — clad in full military gear.
Three House Democrats are calling on Secretary of State John Kerry to meet the administration's stated goal of resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees in the U.S. before October. "This need has never been more urgent. As a result of the Syrian civil war, more than 400,000 civilians have been killed, and more than 4.8 million people have been forced to flee their homes," wrote Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), David Cicilline (D-R.I.) and Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) in a Monday letter.
Two members of the state's all-Democratic congressional delegation say they won't take part in moments of silence in Congress to remember the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting until lawmakers get serious about gun control.
Representatives Clark and Moulton of Massachusetts say they won’t take part in moments of silence in Congress to remember the victims of the Orlando nightclub shooting until lawmakers get serious about gun control.
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, on Monday sent a letter signed by 73 members of Congress to Secretary of State John Kerry urging the United States to accept more Syrian refugees.
"The slow pace of current Syrian refugee admissions will not help our national security," Moulton and his colleagues wrote. "In fact, it will only give credence to those who wish to undermine our values."\
In a statement following the horrifying shooting in Orlando, “U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton from Massachusetts called for ‘love and support’ and ‘gave some solace to those most closely impacted by the horrific shooting.’ He added: ‘Fear and ignorance will never replace our commitment to fundamental American values, including that of equality.’”\
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President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden visited Orlando, Florida, Thursday, where they met with the families of the 49 victims of Sunday’s shooting massacre at an LGBT nightclub. The meeting came one day after Senate Democrats mounted a nearly 15-hour filibuster to demand a vote on gun control measures. In Orlando, President Obama called for action on gun control.
Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) visited Flint Public Library in Middleton on June 17 for the latest in his “Congress on Your Corner” series.\
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The first-term Democrat discussed a wide range of issues including gun control, veterans’ health and student loans.\
BOSTON -- The state could be in line for $20 million in federal money to widen treatment for opioid addiction as part of a White House proposal.
If approved by Congress, the plan would send money to states based on their fatal overdoses in 2014 and their “treatment gap" -- a measure of the number of addicts seeking treatment but who cannot get it due to scarcity or cost.
It seems as if there is “no common ground” between Republicans and Democrats in the wake of the Orlando shooting. While Democrats “see the shooter’s religion as a side issue,” Republicans view the “fixation on guns as a distraction from the real threat.” The discord between the two parties “was the same impulse that led Congressman Seth Moulton and others to walk out of the House of Representatives moment of silence last Tuesday… We’ve had enough silence.”