What Seth Moulton said, and what was done

“I thank them for their service because if this Congress says, Go to war, they put their lives on the line. I wish I had the opportunity to talk to all 18 families who lost loved ones in this war.”

“One of the three that lost their life over the last weekend, Sergeant Angel Rampersad, is from my district, my constituent, in Ozone Park, New York, who was killed on July 17 in Jordan.”

“Mr. Speaker, part of our job in Congress is to answer tough questions. When the people have tough questions, they deserve honest answers. The toughest question I have ever received in my life is not here in Congress but in Iraq from an 18-year-old lance corporal, who simply asked: Sir, why am I risking my life for this?”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the extraordinary service and enduring legacy of Brigadier General John Glover of Massachusetts, one of the indispensable military leaders of the American Revolutionary War, and to call attention to the urgent need to preserve General Glover's historic farmhouse in Swampscott, Massachusetts.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a remarkable and often overlooked chapter in American sports. Thirty-five years ago, on April 14, 1991, the U.S. Women's Eagles won the inaugural Women's Rugby World Cup in Cardiff.”

“Mr. Speaker, as the Representative of Gloucester, Massachusetts, America's oldest seaport, I am proud to lead this critical bill to reauthorize the Young Fishermen's Development Grant Program for another 5 years.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and in somber recognition of the seven crew members of the Lily Jean who were lost at sea when their trawler sank off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts last Friday.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor and in somber recognition of the seven courageous members of the Lily Jean, who were lost at sea when the 72-foot groundfish trawler sank in the frigid waters off Gloucester, Massachusetts, last Friday.”

“Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be present today. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 333 and NAY on Roll Call No. 334.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to welcome His All-Holiness Bartholomew to Washington, D.C. The Ecumenical Patriarch is the spiritual leader of over 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide. Since 1991, he has served as the Archbishop of Constantinople--New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, a role that traces its lineage to the earliest days of Christianity.”

“Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize my friend, Father Shaughnessy. I was at a marine reunion this weekend, and we heard remarkable stories of heroism from ordinary Americans who signed up for the Marine Corps, who did heroic things.”

“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for supporting this legislation, especially my good friend and workout buddy from Arkansas. I urge support for my bill, H.R. 2215, the Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act.”

“Mr. Speaker, I was unable to be present today. Had I been present, I would have voted NAY on Roll Call No. 113 and NAY on Roll Call No. 114.”

“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Harry Christensen, a devoted public servant, attorney, and United States Marine Corps veteran from Marblehead, Massachusetts, who passed away earlier this month at 86.”

“Mr. Speaker, in President Trump's first term, facing a crowd of protesters, he asked our military: Can't you just shoot them? Just shoot them in the legs or something?”

“Mr. Speaker, President Trump said he was going to lower food prices on day one, end the war in Ukraine on day one, bring down housing costs, make the government more efficient, and bring peace to the Middle East.”