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Families First Coronavirus Response Act Provides USDA with Broad Authority to Support Schools and Organizations Serving Hungry Children
SALEM, Mass. – Today, Representatives Seth Moulton (D-MA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Save Organizations that Serve (SOS) America Act. The legislation would provide emergency funding for nonprofits and create a universal charitable deduction. The representatives will also advocate for nonprofits of any size to qualify for newly-created Small Business Administration (SBA) loans.
As a Member of Congress who focuses much of my work on national security issues, I signed onto H.Res.907 because China is our biggest geo-strategic threat, and I am troubled by the Chinese Communist Party’s disinformation campaign to blame the U.S. military for the creation of COVID-19 and by many of the ways the Chinese Government has handled this crisis, from downplaying the pandemic and kicking out American journalists to continuing to persecute the Uighurs.
SALEM, Mass - Today, Rep. Seth Moulton made the following statement about his decision to self-quarantine:
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I hope this finds you healthy at the end of what has been a tough week. I’ve heard this week from a lot of people, our friends and neighbors, who have been laid off. I’ve heard from small business owners struggling to make payroll. I’ve heard from working parents who are adjusting to new routines and learning that kids at home don’t follow your conference call schedule—Liz and I are experiencing that firsthand.
SALEM, Mass. – Today, Representative Seth Moulton announced the formation of a Coronavirus Advisory Team. The members will help Moulton develop policies to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and field questions from Moulton’s Congressional District and across the country. The team begins their work with a conference call this afternoon.
WASHINGTON — Dick Durbin knew they were doing it wrong.
As the senior senator from Illinois stood at the lectern for a Capitol Hill press conference about the coronavirus response this week, he winced as he thought about all the ways Congress is violating the rules that health officials are urging Americans to follow to prevent the spread of the pandemic.
“Those guidelines call for working from home, which we’re certainly not doing,” Durbin said. “Those guidelines say don’t go into a meeting of more than 10 people — I’m not going to count how many are in this room.”
A congressional task force studying how the Defense Department could better adapt for the future is preparing potentially controversial recommendations on issues like Pentagon spending priorities, U.S. efforts in Africa and the military's approach to pandemics like the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
The House Armed Services Committee "Future of Defense" Task Force is plodding an uncertain path as the COVID-19 outbreak calls into question the timing of congressional defense legislation this year, task force Co-Chair Seth Moulton (D-MA) told Inside Defense.