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April 4, 2019
WASHINGTON – Following the outcome of the Knesset elections, U.S. Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) said:

'I have said often that America should approach its relationships with other countries using the motto of my unit in the Marines: ‘No better friend, no worse enemy.’

In the United States, Israel has no better friend, and there will be no greater enemy to those threatening Israel than the United States.


April 4, 2019
WASHINGTON — This week, the US Environmental Protection Agency has placed the Olin Superfund site in Wilmington on the Administrator’s Emphasis List, meaning it is on the top of the EPA’s to-do list.

In a press release announcing the news, the EPA cited the community’s coordinated effort to demonstrate the sites potential for economic development.


April 4, 2019

WILMINGTON — There may be a light at the end of the tunnel for those working to clean the contaminated Olin Chemical site.

On Tuesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it had added the site to its Emphasis List. The site’s placement on the list means it will be a top priority for the administration. It is one of 15 sites on the list and is the only site in Massachusetts.


April 2, 2019

As part of the Merrimack Valley still recovers from September’s Columbia Gas explosion disaster, U.S. Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Salem, and Lori Trahan, D-Lowell, are urging Congress to increase oversight of gas providers.


April 2, 2019

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Merrimack Valley legislators reminded their colleagues Tuesday of the Sept. 13, 2018 gas explosions still impacting locals seven months later and the immediate action needed to ensure history does not repeat itself anywhere in the country.

Testifying to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials, U.S. Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Salem, and Lori Trahan, D-Westford, called for stricter guidelines and more oversight when it comes to natural gas pipelines.


March 30, 2019

When Sgt. 1st Class Ofren Arrechaga was killed in Afghanistan in 2011, his wife Seana vowed to follow the plan the couple had for their family: She would remain a stay-at-home mom to raise their son, now 11.

She continues to do that, thanks to the compensation and health benefits provided to widows and widowers of service members who die in the line of duty.


March 28, 2019
WASHINGTON – Representative Michael Waltz (FL-R), a combat veteran and member of the House Armed Services Committee, introduced bipartisan legislation with Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-D) and Don Bacon (NE-R) that would increase benefits for Gold Star families.

The SFC Brian Woods Gold Star and Military Survivors Act (H.R.1911) is named in honor of Army Sgt. 1st Class William B. Woods Jr. who served with Waltz as an Army Green Beret and was killed on August 16, 2009 in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom.


March 22, 2019
Salem, Mass.— Today, Special Counsel Robert Mueller delivered his report to the United States Attorney General. Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06) made the following statement:

“Special Counsel Robert Mueller is a moral leader who volunteered to serve his country in combat in Vietnam and in the administrations of both Republicans and Democrats in Washington. I trust what he lays out in the report he delivered today.


March 22, 2019
March 22, 2019

BEDFORD, Mass.— Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06) and former New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice John Broderick will discuss mental health at the Bedford VA this Monday. The public is invited to attend.

BACKGROUND:

Justice Broderick frequently joins schools and community groups throughout New England for conversations about mental health. Last year, WBUR profiled his efforts to raise awareness about mental health issues by telling his family’s story.


March 22, 2019
SALEM, Mass.— After the president reversed day-old sanctions on North Korea and the White House said that it is because the president “likes Chairman Kim and doesn’t think the sanctions will be necessary,” Representative Seth Moulton (MA-06) made the following statement:

America’s foreign policy should follow my division’s motto in the Marines: “No better friend, no worse enemy.” That means supporting our allies--and our troops, like John McCain--and standing up to our enemies, like North Korea.