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Trahan talks Social Security and Medicaid with local seniors METHUEN — Congresswoman Lori Trahan warned local seniors Thursday morning during a roundtable discussion that Republican-backed cuts to Medicaid and Social Security were a real possibility. Meanwhile, Trahan defended other federal investments that have been maligned and targeted for cuts by the current presidential… Read more »

Lori Trahan reintroduces bill to recognize Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day LOWELL — On the 50th anniversary of the fall of the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, and the start of one of the worst genocides of the 20th century, U.S. Reps. Lori Trahan (MA-3) and Robert Garcia (CA-42) reintroduced legislation to recognize April 17 as Cambodian Genocide Remembrance Day. Cambodia fell to… Read more »

Officials break ground on $15 million Boston Road project in Westford WESTFORD — Congresswoman Lori Trahan joined Massachusetts Department of Transportation and Westford officials in her hometown Monday for a groundbreaking ceremony for a $15.6 million multimodal rehabilitation project for the stretch of Boston Road between Interstate 495 and Main Street. The project covers the… Read more »

Trahan asks IG to probe DOGE privacy violation BOSTON — Congresswoman Lori Trahan is leading a group of Democrats demanding an investigation of possible privacy violations by a former Treasury employee working with billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. In a letter to the U.S. Inspector General's office, Trahan and other lawmakers called for an "immediate"… Read more »

Food assistance programs starved by fed funding cuts LOWELL — The gulf between the haves and the have-nots just got a whole lot wider thanks to $1 billion in cuts made earlier this month by U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins to food assistance programs like the Merrimack Valley Food Bank. The Trump administration cut $500 million in funding from the Local Food… Read more »

Lori Trahan visits Incompass Human Services, highlights critical role of Medicaid funding CHELMSFORD — Congresswoman Lori Trahan toured Incompass Human Services on Thursday, meeting with families, staff, and advocates to underscore the critical importance of Medicaid funding in supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Incompass, which serves approximately… Read more »

DOGE cuts and freezes are severely impacting Massachusetts, Rep. Trahan says Massachusetts Congresswoman Lori Trahan said the phones have been ringing off the hook at her offices as constituents react to the service cuts and freezes instituted by the Trump administration via Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, otherwise known as DOGE. Thousands of calls from… Read more »

Trahan promises action at Methuen town hall METHUEN — Voters asked for some fight from 3rd District Congresswoman Lori Trahan during a feisty but civil town hall Thursday night. Trahan, a Lowell native, promised to not wait until the next presidential election or even the midterms to fight back during the event at Tenney Grammar School. Her constituents asked Trahan to counter any… Read more »

Local school officials discuss impact of dismantling US Dept. of Ed FITCHBURG — The feedback provided at the roundtable discussion held at Monty Tech on Friday morning was clear — dismantling the U.S. Department of Education would wreak havoc on schools and students in North Central Mass. in many tangible ways. And the discussion couldn’t have come at a more appropriate time — not even… Read more »

Concerns about DOGE’s data grab fuel push to update privacy law   Lori Trahan (D-Massachusetts), co-chair of the Policy and Communications Committee, speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol after a weekly caucus meeting on May 22, 2024. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)   Rep. Lori Trahan (D-Massachusetts) today will announce a push to update a… Read more »