The House has passed several appropriations bills. They include money for the North Shore and Merrimack Valley
WASHINGTON — Over the last week, the House of Representatives has passed a series of appropriations bills. Rep. Seth Moulton secured funding in them for the North Shore and the Merrimack Valley.
“In a divided Congress where nearly every bill is stalled, appropriations bills are the few trains that are almost guaranteed to leave the station. …
July 21, 2020
Moulton adds several policies he authored to the nation’s defense bill, including the Brandon Act, a plan to expand mental health checkups for service members, funding for GE’s Lynn ITEP program, and several other regional-focused policies.
Moulton and Rep. Ayanna Pressley also partnered to protect international students from President Trump’s decision to strip them of their visas.
WASHINGTON — Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act. It includes a number of locally-important policies Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) has championed as a member of the House Armed Services Committee, which writes the nation’s defense spending bill.
“Since the very beginning of our country, Massachusetts’ workers have built the tools and technologies to protect it,” Moulton said. “Once again this year, the defense bill includes funding that will support hundreds of thousands of jobs throughout New England, including in Lynn, where the headlines at River Works are finally about hiring. …
On Monday, Democrats in Washington unveiled the Justice in Policing Act.
The Democratic proposal, the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, has more than 200 sponsors, including Massachusetts Congressman Seth Moulton.
We talk with him about what the bill aims to accomplish and ask the former Marine his thoughts on how the U.S. military was used during recent protests.
This segment aired on June 9, 2020.
Originally published at https://moulton.house.gov on June 9, 2020.
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