LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) and 60 of their colleagues in urging House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring the U.S. House of Representatives back into session to approve necessary funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to fulfill their Hurricane Helene and Milton relief... Read More »
LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and State Representative Jon Zlotnik were joined by local leaders in Gardner to highlight $225,000 in federal and state funding they secured to support GAAMHA’s mental health and addiction programs. “For more than 50 years, GAAMHA has supported individuals and families here in Gardner and across the region through battles with addiction and... Read More »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Community Teamwork, Inc. leaders in Lowell to celebrate $1.5 million in federal funding awarded to the organization’s YouthBuild program, which provides educational and vocational training to at-risk youth to help prepare them for careers in construction and the culinary arts. “For the past 25 years, Community Teamwork’s YouthBuild progr... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) spoke on the House floor ripping the dangerous proposals laid out in Project 2025, the blueprint for the next Republican president to eliminate presidential checks and balances, roll back women’s reproductive freedoms, and gut the middle class. “Project 2025 will take us backwards to a time where li... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, celebrated the unanimous passage of her bipartisan Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024 in the U.S. House of Representatives. The legislation will reauthorize a key program that incentivizes the development of new drugs and treatments for children battling ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after the passing of Methuen Mayor Neil Perry: “I’m heartbroken to learn of the passing of Mayor Neil Perry. He lived and breathed Methuen. Everyone in the Commonwealth knew that no matter the situation, Neil never backed down from a fight if it was in the best interest of hardworking families in Methuen. We... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, secured unanimous full committee passage of the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act of 2024, her bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a key program that incentivizes the development of new medications and treatments for children battling rare pediatric diseases. ... Read More »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, celebrated passage of their Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act in the House of Representatives. The bipartisan legislation introduced in July 2023 breaks down barriers for children with complex medical condi... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, issued a statement following the conclusion of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Steward Health Care’s mismanagement: “It’s shameful that while nurses from Nashoba Valley and St. Elizabeth’s had the courage to testify before a con... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) and Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced more than $25 million in funding for Massachusetts through the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program to enhance roadway safety for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians. $1.2 million of the investment was secure... Read More »
WASHINGTON - Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and the entire Massachusetts delegation, announced that they’ve secured more than $17 million in funding for victim assistance and compensation from the Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime. This funding supports Massachusetts programs that provide direct fina... Read More »
LOWELL, MA – Last Wednesday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and labor leaders from 1199SEIU and the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA) held a press conference in response to Steward Health Care CEO Dr. Ralph de la Torre’s refusal to appear at the September 12 Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee he... Read More »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Fitchburg leaders to highlight the progress being made on NewVue Communities’ new housing project, the Fitchburg Arts Community. The housing project’s creation was made possible in part by federal American Rescue Plan Act funding and federal tax credits that support the creation of affordable housing. “Housing costs continue to be one of... Read More »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined WHEAT Community Connections staff in Clinton to celebrate the groundbreaking of the organization’s new building project, which will include 8 low-income transition housing units and become home to the organization’s Community Pantry & Café and Hidden Treasures thrift store. The project was made possible in part by a $1 million federal in... Read More »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Energy & Commerce’s Health Subcommittee, introduced bipartisan legislation to commemorate Overdose Awareness Day, a solemn day to honor those who have lost their lives to overdoses, destigmatize addiction and seeking treatment, and combat the addiction crisis. “The addiction crisis has affected every single American in one way ... Read More »
