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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.

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Jan 11, 2016

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.

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Nov 30, 2015

As a recent Iraq veteran, I am concerned about the fact that 5 years after we left we now have go to back.

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Oct 26, 2015

I think that this is partly about conserving taxpayer dollars...but even more importantly it is about responding to the next threats.

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Oct 20, 2015

I would respectfully request that we entertain that discussion as part of our debate about the F-35.

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Jul 22, 2015

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.

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Jun 16, 2015

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.

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Jun 16, 2015

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.

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Jun 16, 2015

It is really a political failure in Iraq today, and I think we all agree on that.

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Apr 30, 2015

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…

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Mar 25, 2015

No budget is ever perfect, but the Democratic resolution invests the most in our future by placing American families, students, and military servicemembers first.

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Mar 16, 2015

Sometimes when we are protecting jobs back here at home, we are putting lives at risk overseas.

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Jul 31, 2013

I think we waste time, energy, and resources trying to protect secrets that aren't really secrets.

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Jul 31, 2013

However, Congressional action may well be needed to achieve all these reforms in a timely way.

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Jul 31, 2013

Citizens understandably want and deserve more than a trust-us approach to programs addressing their safety.

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Jul 31, 2013

We need transparency to know if reform efforts are working.

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Mar 20, 2012

A culture of if it can be withheld, then it is better to play it safe than sorry.

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Mar 20, 2012

I think again the answer is that the record is mixed.

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Mar 20, 2012

It is difficult to decide exactly what is going on just based on the statistics.

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