WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted to avert a catastrophic Republican shutdown: “I just voted to avert a Republican shutdown that would be disastrous for American servicemembers, working families, and small businesses. We should never have gotten to the point where families went into the weekend wondering if they’d be able to put food on the table or cover their utilit... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) detailed the dangerous impacts a government shutdown will have for families and businesses in Massachusetts. The federal government is set to run out of funding at midnight on September 30th, and House Republicans have yet to bring up legislation that would keep key programs open. “A government shutdown would be disastrous for working famil... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a member of the House Judiciary Committee’s Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee, wrote to tech companies classified as gatekeepers by the European Union’s Digital Markets A... Read More »
Local nonprofits reliant on federal funding brace for government shutdown By Matt Pritchard A government shutdown is looming in Washington and that has groups like the Greater Lawrence Action Council in Lawrence, Massachusetts, bracing for the worst. “The staff is worried about it and of course our clients are worried about it,” said CEO Evelyn Friedman. The nonprofit group connects Massachusetts ... Read More »
Republican clown show in D.C. will bring real pain in Massachusetts By Yvonne Abraham This is going to be very bad. After last week’s Republican clown show in Washington (their words, not mine), a government shutdown is now looking inevitable. Utterly controlled by the nihilistic Trump cultists who now run his party, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has little to no chance of getting his majority to a... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) took to the House floor to urge House Republicans to advance a clean government funding package to avert a disastrous shutdown. Trahan delivered the floor speech just 10 days ahead of the looming deadline to keep the government open. “It’s Republican shutdown déjà vu. Extreme MAGA Republicans are once again holding the American people hosta... Read More »
Mass. Democrats blast impeachment inquiry By Christian M Wade BOSTON — Members of the state’s all-Democrat congressional delegation are blasting Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s plans to conduct impeachment proceedings against Democratic President Joe Biden. On Tuesday, McCarthy announced he is directing a House committee to open an impeachment inquiry into Biden over his family’s busines... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) marked the five-year anniversary of the Merrimack Valley gas explosions by calling on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to strongly implement the safeguards included in the Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Ac... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Regional Leadership Council, took to the House floor to highlight Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments across New England. Trahan delivered the speech as part of a Special Order Hour with other Regional Leadership Council Members to highlight the accomplishments of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. “By the... Read More »
On 5th anniversary of gas disaster, lawmakers call for tough pipeline safety rules By Christian M Wade On the fifth anniversary of the Merrimack Valley gas disaster, members of the state’s congressional delegation are pressuring federal regulators to set tough new safety restrictions on natural gas pipeline projects. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Mat... Read More »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced his intention to launch an impeachment inquiry targeting President Joe Biden without an authorizing vote from the full House of Representatives: “Kevin McCarthy is using impeachment to appease the most extreme members of his conference while lurching us closer to a catast... Read More »
Editorial: Federal funding critical for Westford mill development Returning vestiges of our industrial past onto the tax rolls has become a key element of a community’s development. Mass. Mills in downtown Lowell and The Mill complex at 73 Princeton St. in North Chelmsford demonstrate how to create residential and commercial uses out of structures no longer needed for their intended purpose. In We... Read More »
Lori Trahan highlights $9.6M in federal funding for Route 3A improvements in Billerica By Peter Currier BILLERICA — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan and town officials announced Wednesday that Billerica will receive more than $9.6 million in federal funding from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for the ongoing project to rehabilitate Boston Road. The sounds of construction permeated... Read More »
LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined State Representative Jim Arciero, Westford Town Manager Kristen Las, DPW Director Steve Cronin, and town officials to highlight $500,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding that the Town of Westford is receiving to clean up the Westford Anodizing Facility brownfield site. “When passing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, we not o... Read More »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Billerica Town Manager John Curran, DPW Director Frederick Russell, and town officials to highlight $9,652,326 in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding allocated to rehabilitate Boston Road (Route 3A) near the Town Center. “Billerica’s Town Center is getting a major upgrade thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Nearl... Read More »
