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House Democrats on Thursday unveiled their new national security agenda, which will include gun control legislation and other domestic reforms…Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., said the agenda will also include ‘common sense gun reform,’ including the ‘no fly, no buy’ provision that prohibits those on the no-fly list from buying firearms.
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“’My God, my God. We must come together as Americans, as a Congress, and find unity in action before this senseless violence tears us apart.’ The words are those of U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Salem, tweeted out in the hours after five white police officers were gunned down protecting a group of mostly black protesters in downtown Dallas last week.”
WASHINGTON — Bay State U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton blasted House Speaker Paul Ryan for not bringing gun control measures to a vote before lawmakers break today for a seven-week summer recess.
“What’s he going to say if there is another mass shooting between now and the end of recess?” Moulton told the Herald yesterday. “That’s worse than not doing his job, he’s totally shirking his responsibility to the American people.”
By: Sri Ravipati\
Next week, the United States Congress is launching its second annual Congressional App Challenge. The competition is open to all high school students, even those without coding experience, in an effort to encourage students to learn to code by creating their own applications.
Two bills recently introduced in the House would make it easier for federal employees to use rideshare companies such as Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. At least one of the bills is a direct response to Metrorail’s SafeTrack program, which requires lengthy shutdowns of parts of the Washington, D.C., commuter rail system to fix safety problems.
Washington, D.C. – Last week, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) and a group of bipartisan lawmakers sent a letter to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), Congress’ investigative arm, requesting a review of federal and state oversight of sober homes. This follows a similar request from Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Marco Rubio (R-FL).
By: Darlene Aderoju\
The contest was launched by the Congressional Internet Caucus, a bipartisan group of more than 100 members of the House and Senate, and is sponsored by the Internet Education Foundation, a nonprofit that promotes democracy through technology. It was first piloted in 2014, and Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Ed Royce (R-Calif.) will oversee the competition.
By: Katherine Lonsdorf and Patrick Martin\
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Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Seth Moulton, a former Marine and vocal advocate for Afghan interpreters, introduced an amendment to the NDAA specifically aimed at continuing and expanding the SIV program.
In a push for gun reform, Sixth District Congressman Seth Moulton, D-Salem, started to read aloud the names of victims involved in mass shootings just in 2016 on the well of the House floor in the nation's Capitol Thursday morning.
Fellow congressmen came forward with pictures of shooting victims as Moulton, a four-tour Iraq War Marien Corps infantry officer veteran, read out loud the names and ages of the victims.
The following statement is attributed to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO, Consumer Technology Association (CTA)™, regarding today's introduction of the Government Travel Modernization Act by Reps. Will Hurd (R-TX) and Seth Moulton (D-MA): "We applaud Reps. Hurd and Moulton - and original cosponsors Reps. Darrell Issa (R-CA), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Mark Meadows (R-NC) and Eric Swalwell (D-CA) - for supporting innovation and competition in transportation.”