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April 22, 2015

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) voted against  the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act (H.R. 1195) which would weaken consumer protections under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The bill, which initially had bipartisan support, established three advisory boards to provide information about small business, credit unions and community banks to CFPB – an initiative that Moulton, and many progressive Democrats, support.


April 17, 2015
Peabody, MA – Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) released the following statement on the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015, commonly known as Fast Track.


April 15, 2015

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) voted last week for two bipartisan bills - the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act and the Mortgage Choice Act - to expand access to affordable housing for low- to mid-income families.

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April 7, 2015
Op-ed

The following piece was written by Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Congressman Steve Russell (R-OK). It appeared April 7th in Time.


April 2, 2015
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) named entrepreneur and Marine veteran Roger Dean Huffstetler his chief of staff. Huffstetler joins the staff this week and will be based in the Congressman's Washington D.C. office.


March 24, 2015
Washington, D.C. — Today, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi named Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) to the House Small Business Committee. Moulton is one of just 12 Democrats to have three committee assignments; a typical office has two. Moulton also sits on the House Armed Services and House Budget Committees.


March 18, 2015
Washington, D.C. — Today, at the House Budget Committee mark-up of the Republican budget, Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA), a member of the committee, offered two amendments. The first amendment provides funding to prepare students for 21st century jobs and the second protects the VA from future government shutdowns. Yesterday, House Republicans released their budget, an alternative to President Barack Obama’s budget announced earlier this year, and today the full committee met to discuss and finalize the bill before sending it to the House Floor for a vote.

March 17, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Today, House Budget Committee Republicans released their alternative to President Barack Obama’s budget. Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA), a member of the House Budget Committee, released the following statement:\

“A budget is a reflection of values and priorities. Unfortunately, this is not a budget that aligns with my values. This budget neglects our crumbling infrastructure, it leaves kids – especially those growing up in poverty – with an unjust education system, and it fails to invest in critical programs for our veterans.


March 11, 2015
The snow clogging the St. Patrick’s Day parade route in South Boston has buried a milestone for an event long dogged by controversy.

For the first time in two decades, Boston’s mayor plans to march in the parade because organizers have embraced a group of openly gay veterans. Governor Charlie Baker will also participate Sunday and, according to his press secretary, is “pleased that all groups were included this year.”


March 5, 2015
Washington, D.C. – Today, following pressure by the Northeast Seafood Coalition (NSC), Gloucester Fishing Community Preservation Fund and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA), the Northeast Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that it would adopt the sector-based proposal on cod fishing restrictions. The proposal, which has greater conservation benefits for the Gulf of Maine (GOM) cod while minimizing the economic hardships faced by small fishing businesses, reversed highly restrictive cod fishing regulations off GOM.