Where traditional metrics, such as how many jobs are created, revenues created, or companies created, are not applicable, we look for output measures instead, like papers and patents.
Seth Moulton
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Seth Moulton is an American politician and former United States Marine Corps officer currently serving as the U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 6th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Moulton has focused on issues such as national security, veterans' affairs, and economic opportunity. He gained national attention for his candidacy in the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, advocating for a new generation of leadership within the party.
As a recent Iraq veteran, I am concerned about the fact that 5 years after we left we now have go to back.
I think that this is partly about conserving taxpayer dollars...but even more importantly it is about responding to the next threats.
I would respectfully request that we entertain that discussion as part of our debate about the F-35.
Creative entrepreneurs like Cassie make our economy stronger, and we need their input to ensure the laws we make are working for every day Americans.
I want to make sure that we do have a long-term, enduring political plan so that whatever effort is made by these 450 and others on the ground in Iraq today, it doesn't go to waste.
If we don't know what the long-term plan is, then I am not sure it is worth putting these troops at risk in Iraq today.
It is really a political failure in Iraq today, and I think we all agree on that.
As a veteran, I see firsthand that insufficient funding for VA programs creates an environment in which our veterans fall through the cracks. I do not support simply throwing money at the current bureaucracy, but insufficient funding for…
No budget is ever perfect, but the Democratic resolution invests the most in our future by placing American families, students, and military servicemembers first.
Sometimes when we are protecting jobs back here at home, we are putting lives at risk overseas.
I think we waste time, energy, and resources trying to protect secrets that aren't really secrets.
However, Congressional action may well be needed to achieve all these reforms in a timely way.
Citizens understandably want and deserve more than a trust-us approach to programs addressing their safety.
A culture of if it can be withheld, then it is better to play it safe than sorry.
It is difficult to decide exactly what is going on just based on the statistics.





