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Trahan Statement on Failed Attempt to Pass SCORE Act

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and former Division I volleyball player, issued the following statement after House Republicans postponed a scheduled vote on the SCORE Act, legislation that would entrench the dominance of the NCAA and wealthiest conferences by stripping rights away from college athletes, undermining wom...

Trahan to Introduce College Athletics Reform Act

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WASHINGTON, DC – Tomorrow, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and former Division I volleyball player, will introduce the College Athletics Reform Act (CARA), landmark legislation designed to stabilize college sports, protect athletes’ rights, and create a sustainable system for all schools and sports. Introduction of CARA comes as the House of R...

House Passes Trahan Bill to Advance Rare Disease Treatments for Kids

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, secured unanimous House passage of the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act, her bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a critical program that drives development of new treatments for children with rare pediatric diseases. The bill cleared the full House of Represen...

Trahan, Lowell Leaders Announce $7.1 Million Federal Investment for New LRTA Buses

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Lowell leaders announced $7,158,564 in federal funding awarded to the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) to support the purchase of six additional low emission buses. The new investment builds on the progress made last year when Trahan secured $6,859,296 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding for LRTA to purchase seven state-of-the...

Reps. Trahan, McGovern, Clark, Moulton, Pressley, Senators Markey, Warren, Governor Healey Announce Over $100 Million In Federal Funding for Massachusetts Transit Authorities

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Senators Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Governor Maura Healey, and members of the Massachusetts’ congressional delegation announced that Massachusetts is receiving $105.78 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation Low- or No-Emission Grant Program and the Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities...

Following Longest Government Shutdown in History, Trahan & Ruiz Lead 99 Democrats Urging the Immediate Release of LIHEAP Funding

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Congressman Raul Ruiz, M.D. (CA-25) led 99 Democratic members of Congress urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Office of Budget and Management (OBM) Director Russell Vought to immediately release the highest possible amount of Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) fundin...

Trahan, McGovern, Dingell Introduce Legislation to Protect Patients from Healthcare Provider Abuse

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) partnered with Representatives James P. McGovern (MA-02) and Debbie Dingell (MI-06) to introduce the Protect Patients from Healthcare Abuse Act, legislation that establishes clear, nationwide standards to protect patients during sensitive medical examinations and procedures. The bill follows outreach from survivors of physician sexual misc...

Trahan, Wyden Seek Clarification on Federal Access to UNOS Organ Transplant Technology

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, and Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) requesting clarification regarding statements made by the organization’s CEO at the House Energy & Commerce Oversight & Investigations Subco...

Trahan, Senator Markey Secure Inclusion of Legislative Priorities in Senate Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Bill

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, celebrated the inclusion of their pipeline safety priorities in the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025. The PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 reauthorizes the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Saf...

Trahan Secures $365,000 in Federal Funding for New Gardner Firefighter Radios

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced that the City of Gardner was awarded $365,000 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program to purchase new fire-rated radio systems for the Gardner Fire Department. The funding will replace aging portable radios that are beyond their service life and no longer meet modern safety standards. Portable radios are among the ...

Trahan Joins 140+ House Democrats to Condemn Latest Trump Administration’s Attacks on Special Education During GOP Shutdown

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Representatives Lucy McBath (GA-06), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), and 144 House Democrats to send a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought strongly condemning and urging the Trump Administration to rescind thei...

Trahan, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Firings of Federal Addiction & Mental Health Workers

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LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Don Beyer (VA-08), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate illegally fired staff at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and provide information about the ...

Republican Health Care Crisis Threatens Coverage for Massachusetts Families

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) released new data from the Massachusetts Health Connector and the House Budget Committee revealing the devastating impact of Republican health care policies that are driving up costs and stripping health coverage from hundreds of thousands of Massachusetts residents. “Massachusetts families sh...

Trahan, Fitzpatrick Introduce HEADACHE Act to Launch First-Ever Federal Initiative on Headache Disorders

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced the Headache Education, Access, Diagnosis, and Care Health Equity (HEADACHE) Act, bipartisan legislation that will establish for the first time a coordinated federal initiative to address headache disorders. “Headache disorders are among the most common and debilitating health conditi...

Trahan, Colleagues Advance Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Breakthrough Medical Devices

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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the bipartisan Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act, introduced by Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Blake Moore (R-UT-01), Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02), Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), passed the House Ways and Means Committee by a bipartisan vote of 38-3. The bill will expand access to breakthrough me...