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BOSTON — The state has only received a fraction of the life-saving ventilators it sought from the federal government, leaving hospitals in the lurch as public health officials brace for an expected surge in COIVID-19 cases.
Gov. Charlie Baker initially requested 1,700 ventilators from the Strategic National Stockpile several weeks ago. The state has only received 100 to date, according to the Department of Public Health.
LYNN — The Lynn Community Health Center has received a $1.288 million stimulus grant as a result of the sweeping coronavirus economic relief bill that passed through Congress last month, according to an announcement from U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.).
Considered the largest economic rescue package in history, the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act earmarked $1.32 billion in immediate additional funding for community health centers, but it wasn’t clear how those funds would be distributed until Monday.
SALEM, Mass. — Today, Rep. Seth Moulton wrote to Rep. Richard Neal, the Chairman of the House Committee on Ways and Means with a request for Congress to use the next round of coronavirus stimulus funding to provide the same help to nonprofits that Congress is providing to businesses.
Multiple lawmakers called for Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly to resign or be fired after a massive backlash to Modly’s decision to relieve Capt. Brett Crozier, commander of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, after the latter urged his superiors to evacuate the ship for fear of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) spreading throughout his crew.
WASHINGTON — They huddle together on the House floor, conferring over what to do on a tough vote. They exchange group texts to consult on legislation and plan for the (increasingly rare) after-work drink, often with Bitmojis that capture their mood that day. They are frequently spotted walking together on Capitol Hill, huddled in what seems like an endless inside joke.
SALEM, Mass. — Tomorrow, Monday, April 6, 2020, Representative Seth Moulton will host Dr. Christine Moutier, chief medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention for a digital fireside chat. Anyone can join the virtual conversation by visiting Moulton’s Congressional Facebook page (@RepMoulton) tomorrow at 5:00pm.
A group of Democratic senators asked the office of the Department of Defense Inspector General on Friday to investigate the U.S. Navy's response to the coronavirus outbreak aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt and the firing of its captain.
Why it matters: The Pentagon's decision to relieve Capt. Brett Crozier of the nuclear aircraft carrier on Thursday sparked criticism from politicians and others. Later, videos were posted of his crew cheering him on as he was leaving his post.
WASHINGTON — The Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) today announced that Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) and his team are finalists for the Democracy Awards, CMF’s honors program recognizing performance within congressional offices. Moulton and his team were selected for Outstanding Achievement in Constituent Service, which recognizes offices for their outstanding practices or achievements acting as ombudsmen with the federal government or responding to constituent requests and inquiries.
While the novel coronavirus pandemic continues to spread across the country, nonprofit organizations continue to operate some of their most important programs.
I hope you and your family are doing well. We are entering a critical period that will determine whether or not we are able to flatten the curve of the virus’ spread in Massachusetts. I had a call with my Coronavirus Advisory Team on Wednesday where we received an update from New York City, the current epicenter of the crisis and a potential window into our future if we fail to get the virus under control. The view was pretty dire. There was one message that every one of the experts on the call wanted me to pass on and it’s this: Stay home. Stay home. Stay home.