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April 27, 2020
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We receive calls for help with federal agencies every day. If you feel frustrated or unheard, we might be able to help.

We work with specially-designated congressional liaisons to get answers. We can't fix every problem, but we can help explain how federal policies apply to you, what options are available, and ensure that you are treated fairly according to U.S. law.

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April 24, 2020

Two military all-stars have joined retired four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal to help Boston Mayor Marty Walsh steer the city and quickly address daily issues popping up during the coronavirus outbreak.

Legendary CIA operative Greg Vogle — who saved Afghan politician and Taliban resistor Hamid Karzai in 2001 — and Lt. Gen. John R. Vines have joined the twice-daily phone calls with Walsh’s administration as part of the McChrystal Group’s two-month, nearly $500,000 contract. Walsh hired the group in late March.


April 23, 2020
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Two months in, we’re starting to hit what experts are calling the “surge,” which is hopefully the peak of the cases we will see, with an eventual plateau and then decline. In other words, what we are doing is working. We are starting to reap the benefits of nearly two months of social distancing, shared sacrifice, and the heroic efforts of frontline workers.

April 22, 2020

SALEM, Mass.Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) has asked the members of the National Defense Industry Association’s members to supply the nation’s defense workers with personal protective equipment so they can safely carry out their essential work supporting the nation’s defense.


April 22, 2020

Two Massachusetts senators and a congressman are calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and NextEra Energy to release more information on how they are protecting workers from the coronavirus pandemic during the Seabrook, New Hampshire, nuclear plant’s refueling.

Democratic Sen. Edward Markey and Elizabeth Warren, and Congressman Seth Moulton, D-Salem, sent letters Monday to the NRC and NextEra Energy, the owner of the nuclear plant.


April 22, 2020

U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Salem, has requested the head of the National Defense Industry Association to make sure its members are supplying personal protective equipment to the nation's defense workers, according to a statement from Moulton.

The National Defense Industry Association is made up of 1,700 corporate and 70,000 individual members, and its mission is “to promote the best policies, practices, products, and technology for warfighters and others who ensure the safety and security of the nation.”


April 22, 2020

The failure of Donald Trump’s administration to heed warnings and prepare for the arrival of COVID-19 have been well documented.

Less well understood is the extent to which Trump also failed to protect both America’s armed forces and veterans, too.


April 21, 2020
Op-ed

When our leaders have failed in crises, America has been at its best when we focus on what we can do rather than who we can blame.

As we entered World War II, the Greatest Generation didn't argue over whose fault it was that the military only had 3,000 planes -- they built 300,000 more. When the Bush administration bungled its response to Hurricane Katrina, millions stepped up to become unofficial first responders, food suppliers -- even caretakers for children separated from their families.


April 20, 2020
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We receive calls for help with federal agencies every day. If you feel frustrated or unheard, we might be able to help.

We work with specially-designated congressional liaisons to get answers. We can't fix every problem, but we can help explain how federal policies apply to you, what options are available, and ensure that you are treated fairly according to U.S. law.

The graphic below shows our average response time for messages and mail to the office.