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July 30, 2019
WASHINGTON - Georgetown University’s Beeck Center for Social Impact + Innovation recently released a report called Modernizing Congress: Bringing Democracy into the 21st Century. It singled out Congressman Seth Moulton and his team’s use of technology to collaborate and serve constituents.

July 30, 2019

BOSTON — Advocates and legislators gathered Monday to discuss the threats facing North Atlantic right whales and to call for more conservation efforts.

Rep. Dylan Fernandes and Sen. Julian Cyr hosted a briefing on efforts to protect the right whale with "Calvin," a life-size 42-foot long inflatable right whale. Right whales are one of the most endangered whale species, with only an estimated 411 whales remaining, according to the New England Aquarium, and most right whale deaths are caused by fishing gear entanglements and vessel strikes.


July 25, 2019

Automatic Listening Exploitation Act would create recourse for consumers when smart speakers and doorbells make recordings in violation of the technology’s user agreements


July 25, 2019

The "Hot Cars Act" would install detectors inside cars in case a child sneaks into an unlocked car, or an adult driver forgets they have a child in the backseat.

The “Park It Act” would stop cars with keyless entry systems from constantly running in an attempt to stop carbon monoxide poisoning deaths in homes.

Susan Livington’s parents, James and Sherry, died this May when they didn't realize their keyless entry car remained running in their garage.

They both died of carbon monoxide poisoning in their beds.


July 24, 2019
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Congressman Donald Norcross (NJ-01), member of the House Committee on Education and Labor, reintroduced the Remedial Education Improvement Act to make remedial – commonly called developmental – education programs more effective, fair and less expensive. The Act would improve or develop programs based on five reform models that have a proven track record. It would implement these reforms, establish a competitive grant program and allow for the use of federal student aid dollars to support up to two years of developmental education.

July 24, 2019

If U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton had a chance to question Robert Mueller at Wednesday's hearings on Capitol Hill, he would have asked the former special counsel why he called the Russian cyber attack on the 2016 presidential election one of the worst of his career.

"This is a man who fought for our country as a Marine in Vietnam, served in the Justice Department, and led the FBI," Moulton said. "Yet he said of all the heinous crimes he's seen in decades of public service, that was one of the worst."


July 24, 2019

Today, 2020 Democratic presidential candidate and Massachusetts Rep. Seth Moulton is expected to introduce a bill that would limit how smart device manufacturers like Amazon and Google can collect your data.


July 23, 2019
WASHINGTON—Following today’s vote in the Senate to confirm Mark Esper as the United States Secretary of Defense, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) made the following comments:

In my limited interactions with Mark Esper I have found him to be someone who believes in serving the country and supports the men and women in the armed forces.


July 23, 2019
Legislation automatically connects student loan borrowers with income-driven repayment plans

 

WASHINGTON –  Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) joined Reps. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Paul Mitchell (R-MI), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) to introduce legislation to help student loan borrowers avoid default.

 


July 23, 2019

American businesses are being hit hard by retaliatory tariffs imposed by China on U.S. goods in response to the Trump administration’s trade policies. Commercial fisheries are no exception.

The Purse Seine Vessel Owners’ Association represents the interests of the “small boat” commercial fishing fleet. It represents some 290 vessel owners, about half of whom are based in Washington state with about two dozen from Seattle.