LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) demanded the immediate release of a 14-year-old Marlborough resident who was detained yesterday by U.S. Department of Homeland Security agents: “Yesterday, a 14-year-old girl from Marlborough was detained by federal immigration agents. A child with no criminal history was taken into custody in an apparent overnight attempt to use her as a host... Read More »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump announced significant U.S. military strikes on Iran: “President Trump is drawing the United States into another foreign conflict, returning American servicemembers to the Middle East once again less than five years after the end of our 20-year War in Afghanistan. The American people d... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) released a new staff report titled Privacy, Trust, and Effective Government: A Bipartisan Blueprint for Modernizing the Privacy Act. The report was developed following extensive stakeholder input submitted in response to a Request for Information (RFI) Trahan circulated in 2025 examining potential updates to the Privacy Act of 1974. The re... Read More »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, was joined by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Representatives Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), Seth Moulton (MA-06), and Richard E. Neal (MA-01) in demanding immediate answers from the Trump Administration following repo... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, celebrated the signing of two of her bipartisan children’s health bills into law after they were passed as part of a larger health care package. The Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act and the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act represent years of work to break dow... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced that the U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation including more than $7.5 million in federal funding she secured for critical community projects across Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District. “Families across our district deserve safe roads, dependable infrastructure, and real opportunities to build a better lif... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, and Congressman David Valadao (R-CA-22) reintroduced the Reinforcing Essential Health Systems for Communities Act, bipartisan legislation to formally recognize “essential health systems” in federal law and unlock new pathways for federal funding and support for s... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, leaders of the Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force and the Addiction, Treatment, and Recovery Caucus led a bipartisan group of 100 House members demanding the Trump administration reverse its decision to terminate thousands of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grants that fund local mental health and addiction prevention, ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) secured House passage of $5,118,000 in federal funding for five critical community projects across Massachusetts’ Third District. The investments will support major infrastructure upgrades in Lowell, Littleton, Groton, and Westford, while expanding access to addiction recovery services through The Phoenix in Lawrence and surrounding commun... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, voted to pass the bipartisan Breaking the Gridlock Act, legislation that would end the Republican-driven health care price hike by extending Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years and helping millions of Americans afford their health coverage. “Rep... Read More »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement regarding the Trump administration’s decision to launch a military attack in Venezuela: “Maduro is a dictator whose brutal, antidemocratic rule has brought immense suffering to the Venezuelan people. His repression and corruption are well documented and deserve condemnation. Acknowledging that reality does not ju... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, criticized the Republican health care plan being considered on the House floor and called for an immediate vote on bipartisan legislation to prevent health care premiums from surging for 20 million Americans. “Nothing in this Republican health care plan will stop A... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Don Bacon (R-NE-02) introduced the Improving Traumatic Brain Injury Diagnostics for Warfighters Act, bipartisan legislation aimed at accelerating the development and deployment of advanced diagnostic technologies to significantly improve how traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are identified and assessed among servicemembers ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressional Fusion Energy Caucus Co-Chairs Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) introduced bipartisan legislation to formally establish the Office of Fusion at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-CA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. “Fusion energy holds enormous promis... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced Reya Kannan, a Tyngsborough native and 11th grader at Chelmsford High School, as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge in Massachusetts’ Third Congressional District. Her app, “Yard2Yum,” offers a practical and innovative solution to food waste by connecting restaurants, farms, and composting facilities. “Every year,... Read More »
