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The House began floor debate Wednesday on the massive defense policy bill, including the 3.1% military pay raise, as several Democrats pressed for an amendment that would block the use of military force against Iran unless Congress approved.
The House Iran amendment co-sponsored by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-California, and Matt Gaetz, R-Florida, is similar to another measure that failed in the Senate last month. The vote in the Senate was 50-40, but the amendment fell short of the 60 votes needed under Senate rules.
The U.S. confronted Iran on the world stage Wednesday and threatened even more crushing economic sanctions if Tehran doesn’t halt its uranium enrichment program, but the Trump administration also found itself on the defensive at home and abroad over how it has handled the escalating crisis.
A small group of lawmakers is arguing that President Donald Trump does not have the power to launch a new war against Iran without first getting permission from Congress.
Chief among them is Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.), who was one of six lawmakers who voiced their support on Wednesday for a proposed amendment to the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act that would prevent any federal money from funding a war with Iran unless Congress declared war or Trump secured a new authorization for the use of military force.
In this submitted opinion editorial, Reps. Seth Moulton and Lori Trahan make an argument for addressing “combined sewer overflow” and “a new generation of infrastructure that better serves the region.”
Imagine you live in a community where everything that goes down your toilet, and everything in the gutters on the street outside, flowed into the bodies of water that supply your drinking water.
You’d probably want your government to do something about that, and you’d definitely want to know about it.
Originally Published in Wicked Local — Salem.
Written by Rep. Moulton and Rep. Lori Trahan.
Imagine you live in a community where everything that goes down your toilet, and everything in the gutters on the street outside, flowed into the bodies of water that supply your drinking water.
You’d probably want your government to do something about that, and you’d definitely want to know about it.
The planned Lights for Liberty in Salem is just one vigil of hundreds that aim to unify thousands on Friday, July 12 under the “Lights for Liberty: A vigil to end Human Concentration Camps” banner to protest the inhumane conditions that refugees face across the globe.
A North Shore activist has planned a vigil for Friday night from 7 to 10 p.m. to demand an end to the inhumane conditions faced by immigrants in federal detention camps and facilities across the United States.
SALEM — For U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Salem, there is a personal reason why he has championed two bipartisan bills to increase job training and health care opportunities for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Moulton is co-sponsoring legislation for those with disabilities in light of his late uncle, Andrew M. Meader, who lived much of his life in Longmeadow, to the south of Springfield, and who was born with Down syndrome on June 24, 1964.
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I have and will continue to support a strong U.S.–Israel relationship and Israel's efforts to provide security for its people. I am also a tireless advocate for human rights, especially the rights of children. America should set a high standard for doing both: providing security for our people and our allies while respecting human rights.
SALEM — Multifamily projects built around North Shore commuter rail stations could help alleviate Greater Boston's affordable housing crunch, housing advocates told Congressman Seth Moulton on Monday.
The Boston Foundation's 16th Greater Boston Housing Report Card points out that multifamily housing developments tend to be concentrated around the MBTA's subway stations rather than around commuter rail stops, where stations are typically near single-family homes or no housing at all.
U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton has again proven his commitment to North Atlantic right whales. After introducing H.R. 1568, the Save Right Whales Act, in March, Rep. Moulton authored a successful amendment to the federal appropriations package, which the House passed on June 25, to secure an additional $1.5 million for conservation of this critically endangered species.