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State, federal funding sought to repair Lawrence bridges By: Jill Harmacinski LAWRENCE — City leaders are going after both state and federal funding to repair the city’s infrastructure, which includes aging bridges. Mayor Brian DePena, Jorge Jaime, the city’s public works director, city councilors and members of the state house delegation met with U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Westford)… Read more »

Rep. Trahan of Massachusetts recaps TikTok congressional hearing WESTFORD, Mass. — A Massachusetts congresswoman still has multiple concerns about the social media app TikTok two days after its chief executive officer was grilled by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Rep. Lori Trahan, who represents the state's 3rd congressional, was among the U.S. lawmakers who… Read more »

TikTok CEO set for grilling in House hearing. But U.S. lawmakers also face questions By: Lauren Feiner   TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will face a tough crowd Thursday when he testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee while his company is on the brink of a potential ban in the U.S. Although TikTok is in the hot seat, the hearing will also raise existential… Read more »

TikTok's CEO faces a House panel on whether the app is a threat to national security Ahead of a hearing with TikTok's CEO, NPR's Leila Fadel asks Democratic Rep. Lori Trahan, who's on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, if TikTok should be banned in the U.S. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Should the Biden administration ban TikTok in the U.S.? That's what he's threatening if TikTok isn't sold… Read more »

Congress should target TikTok but not let US social media companies off the hook By: Lori Trahan TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew will testify before Congress on Thursday, and much of the conversation will center on whether the United States should ban the app altogether. But focusing on a TikTok ban without also addressing the pervasive issues shared by US-based social media companies would be… Read more »

Trahan announces $300,000 for Greater Lawrence Community Action Council By: Mike LaBella  LAWRENCE — Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, was joined by Lawrence leaders on March 13 to announce $300,000 in federal funding for the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council. The funding provided by USCIS Citizenship and Integration Grant… Read more »

Next biothreat response? Lori Trahan listens to health leaders on lessons from COVID By: Melanie Gilbert  LOWELL — Are we ready for the next pandemic? What lessons were learned? These questions were discussed during a pandemic preparedness roundtable hosted by U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan at UKG on Monday. She was joined by Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary Kate Walsh,… Read more »

TikTok CEO Is Quietly Meeting With Lawmakers Ahead Of First-Ever Testimony By: Alexandra S. Levine TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is meeting with lawmakers on Capitol Hill ahead of his first-ever testimony before Congress, including several representatives who will be grilling him under oath on March 23. Chew has sought closed-door meetings with at least half a dozen members of the House… Read more »

Exclusive: U.S. rep mulls legislative action to press games industry on extremism By: Stephen Totilo  Major video game companies have been insufficiently forthcoming about responding to a reported rise in white supremacy and other extremism in online games, the office of Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Mass.) tells Axios. Driving the news: Trahan is releasing — and criticizing —… Read more »

‘These hands are gonna do big things’: Lori Trahan announces $4.5 million in funding for Community Teamwork’s Head Start programs By: Cameron Morsberger  LOWELL — With filing deadlines, bill negotiations and legislative agendas, U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan’s day-to-day life in Washington, D.C. can often be filled with the minutiae and red tape of Congress. Thursday was not that kind… Read more »