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November 23, 2015
Op-ed

November 23, 2015

By: Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA)

ISIS WANTS to murder more Americans, and it hopes to attack us here at home. Its threats in the aftermath of the Paris carnage made that clear. The question now is how we protect ourselves and, ultimately, defeat this brutal and sophisticated terrorist organization.

Our refugee policy has important implications for our strategy. The congressional furor over accepting Syrian refugees is handing ISIS a propaganda victory while distracting attention from their most likely avenue of attack.


November 20, 2015
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) released the following statement regarding his vote against H.R. 4038, the American SAFE Act of 2015:\

"The Paris attacks underscore the need to defeat - not just contain – ISIS. Yet shutting the door on Syrian refugees who are fleeing the very terrorists we’re fighting is inconsistent with our values and will not help us defeat ISIS.


November 19, 2015

By Yvonne Abraham

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If you want them here so badly, why don’t you take in a refugee?

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November 18, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressmen Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Dave Brat (R-Va.) introduced yesterday H.R. 4006, the Statutes at Large Modernization Act, which would put the United States Statutes at Large online in a digital and searchable format.

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November 10, 2015
The following appeared in the November 10, 2015 issue of the Boston Globe.\

By David Scharfenberg | GLOBE STAFF\

Seven members of the Massachusetts congressional delegation have written a letter to House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo and Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg urging passage in the next week of a bill protecting transgender people from discrimination in restaurants, malls, and other public accommodations.


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.


November 4, 2015

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.

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October 30, 2015
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).\


October 22, 2015
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\


October 21, 2015
Washington, DC - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton’s (D-MA) released the following statement regarding the recent violence in Israel:\