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SALEM — The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 on Thursday, which would allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to spend $34 billion for harbor dredging over the next decade and possibly put a project in Newburyport Harbor closer on the horizon.
WASHINGTON — Over the last week, the House of Representatives has passed a series of appropriations bills. Rep. Seth Moulton secured funding in them for the North Shore and the Merrimack Valley.
SALEM, Mass. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2020. The bill as passed would allow the Army Corps of Engineers to spend $34 billion for harbor dredging over the next decade. Representative Seth Moulton wrote a letter to the Committee on Transportation asking them to increase the amount of this money that it devotes to small harbors. The committee increased the percentage from 10 to 20 percent, meaning as much as $6.8 billion of the money is set aside for small harbors.
Massachusetts lawmakers painted the coronavirus stimulus package unveiled by Senate Republicans on Monday as inadequate and irresponsible in light of severe and widespread economic fallout sparked by the pandemic.
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We need our legislators to be reliable champions of mental health, and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton has proven himself to be just that since the day he was elected.
In his first term in Congress, Seth addressed delays veterans were having scheduling appointments at the Veterans Administration, which resulted in changes that significantly reduced wait times and saved lives. He has also supported funding for organizations that provide mental health services for veterans and legislation, making it easier for veterans to get the mental health support they need.
LYNN — A U.S. House of Representatives version of the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act would provide $249 million for the GE Aviation River Works plant in Lynn.
The funding, championed by U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, would go toward GE’s Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP), which makes a new generation of engines for the military’s Blackhawk and Apache helicopters.
Moulton, a former Marine Corps officer who flew in Blackhawk helicopters powered by the River Works plant, has helped to secure more than $1 billion to the program during his time in Congress.
Retired US Army Gen. Russel Honoré, the three-star general who commanded the military's response to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, sharply criticized the Department of Homeland Security for wearing military uniforms.
"That uniform represents the cloth of our nation for people who don't draw overtime, who serve around the world at the direction of the national command authority," Honoré said to MSNBC.
WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act. It includes a number of locally-important policies Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) has championed as a member of the House Armed Services Committee, which writes the nation’s defense spending bill.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) announced the successful inclusion of their amendment that would codify protections in the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for international students who recently found themselves the target of xenophobic guidance released by the Trump Administration earlier this month.