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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA), who co-wrote The National Suicide Hotline Designation Act with Rep. Chris Stewart (R-UT), applauded the FCC for its unanimous decision to approve 9-8-8 as the 3-digit number for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline.
SALEM, Mass. — Today, The Boston Globe reported on a new study from the Harvard Kennedy School that explored the hidden costs Massachusetts families pay for the state’s roads. Here is an excerpt from the article:
Washington (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission is moving ahead with plans to designate a three-digit number to reach the National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 988.
The five-member commission unanimously voted on Thursday to approve the proposal, which is now open for public comment, and start the rulemaking process.
In one of the busiest weeks on Capitol Hill in the 13 years I’ve been in Washington, I logged a lot of fitbit steps chasing lawmakers to ask them about impeachment, healthcare, military funding and more:
Moulton: 'Afghanistan Papers' Prove Need For Counterterror-Only Strategy
Rep. Seth Moulton, a combat veteran who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, said this week’s Washington Post "Afghanistan Papers" report “confirms that we haven’t had a clear mission to win” the war there.
After months of deliberation, Congress on Wednesday agreed to a defense bill that allows thousands of Afghans who worked with the American military to immigrate to the United States.
The National Defense Authorization Act for 2020 provides 4,000 Special Immigrant Visas to Afghan interpreters and others whose lives are threatened due to their work with American forces. For former interpreters like Zia Ghafoori, the visas are the difference between life and death.
BOSTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives is expected next week to take the historic step of voting to impeach Republican President Donald Trump, and members of the state's all-Democrat congressional delegation firmly back removing him from office.
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation that sets defense spending and policy for the 2020 fiscal year.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley sought to quell concerns President Trump's intervention in the cases of three service members last month would lead to a disruption of order and discipline within military ranks.
"We do maintain, and we will maintain good order and discipline," Milley told lawmakers during a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday. "We will not turn into a gang of raping and burning, pillaging throughout … That is not going to happen because of this or anything else."
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Seth Moulton released the following statement on the life and legacy of Pete Frates:
“Pete Frates was a fighter and a patriot who challenged America to confront ALS. Rather than retreating from the national spotlight to manage his illness, he rallied the country around funding medical research through the Ice Bucket Challenge. He will be long remembered for his humor, his strength, and his courage. What a hero he was to me and so many others.”
BEVERLY, MA — The death of Pete Frates Monday brought an outpouring of tributes from leaders in North Shore communities. Frates, the former Boston College baseball player best known for popularizing the "Ice Bucket Challenge" after being diagnosed with ALS, lived in Beverly and graduated from St. John's Prep in Danvers in 2003.