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Mass. aid in infrastructure bill could surpass $9 billion By Chris Lisinski As U.S. House Democrats push to bring cornerstones of President Joe Biden's domestic spending agenda forward for votes as soon as Friday, Massachusetts may be closer to receiving more than $9 billion toward its roads, bridges, water systems and other infrastructure needs. A breakdown provided by Congresswoman… Read more »

Trahan calls for 'building back better' at Women in Business luncheon By Mike Labella HAVERHILL — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan was in Haverhill on Monday where she advocated for President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better Act — especially for its funding for child care and family medical leave. Trahan, D-Westford, was the featured speaker at the Merrimack Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual Women… Read more »

House Votes To Posthumously Award Congressional Gold Medal To Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 12 Other Service Members BOSTON (CBS) – The House of Representatives voted Monday night to posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to 13 U.S. service members, including Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo of Lawrence, who were killed in an August suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The… Read more »

Warren, Markey, McGovern, Trahan Tell Tenet CEO: ‘Come to Worcester and End This Crisis’ WASHINGTON DC – Today, October 21, United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward J. Markey, along with Chairman James P. McGovern and Congresswoman Lori Trahan, led the entire Massachusetts congressional delegation in sending a letter to Tenet Healthcare (Tenet) urging Dr. Saum Sutaria, Tenet’s… Read more »

Groton History Center, Westford Museum receive SHARP funding By Aaron Curtis The Groton History Center and the Westford Museum were among several organizations throughout the 3rd Congressional District that were awarded funding to support the response and recovery of the cultural sector from the challenges presented by the coronavirus pandemic. The Groton History Center was awarded… Read more »

Lawmakers: FTC must ensure tech companies uphold youth online privacy By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Three U.S. Democratic lawmakers on Friday urged the Federal Trade Commision to ensure technology companies like Facebook , Alphabet's YouTube and TikTok comply with policy changes aimed protecting young people online. The letter from Senator Ed Markey and… Read more »

Feds Award Greater Lawrence Family Health Center $1.1 Million for Capital Projects The Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, with clinics in Haverhill, Methuen and Lawrence, was recently awarded $1.1 million for major construction and renovation projects from the American Rescue Plan. Health Center President and CEO Dr. Guy Fish said he is grateful for the relief money through the… Read more »

Rep. Lori Trahan secures funding for trio of community health centers By Aaron Curtis LOWELL — The Lowell Community Health Center was among a trio of area health centers that received a total of nearly $2.8 million in federal relief funding from the American Rescue Plan. U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, announced the… Read more »

Student-athletes or student-employees? Tug-of-war continues in Congressional hearing day after NLRB memo By Tom Schad WASHINGTON — The college sports stakeholders who assembled here Thursday seemed to be united in their belief that Congress should establish some sort of federal framework for name, image and likeness. But there was little unanimous agreement beyond that. In a… Read more »

Lawmakers give Facebook a clear message: Don’t build Instagram for kids By Lauren Feiner WASHINGTON — Facebook’s testimony to members of the U.S. Senate on Thursday led to one overwhelming conclusion from the lawmakers in attendance: Instagram has no business creating an app for kids. Using Facebook’s own internal research from documents leaked to the Wall Street Journal and some… Read more »