Trahan votes to extend Paycheck Protection Program
Congresswoman Lori Trahan, D-3rd Massachusetts, supported passage of the Paycheck Protection Program Extension Act, bipartisan legislation that will extend the PPP program and enable small businesses to continue accessing much needed financial relief as they keep their doors open and serve their communities.
“What small businesses in… Read more »
STATE LEADERS INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT ESSEX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA
By Allysha Dunnigan
U.S. Representatives Seth Moulton and Lori Trahan worked in partnership with Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey to re-introduce the Essex National Heritage Area Permanency Act of 2021 on Friday.
The Essex National Heritage Area will… Read more »
Lori Trahan, Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey push for Jack Kerouac commemorative stamp
by Stefan Geller
LOWELL — As one of Lowell’s most iconic and influential natives, the late author Jack Kerouac has had such a profound impact on the city and its residents that he is memorialized at museums, parks and even an annual arts festival.
Now, Massachusetts lawmakers are looking to honor him… Read more »
Congresswomen Katherine Clark And Lori Trahan On Historic COVID Relief Package
The House of Representatives starts debate Tuesday on the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, with a final vote expected Wednesday.
We discuss with Massachusetts Congresswoman and Assistant House Speaker Katherine Clark, and Congresswoman Lori Trahan.
This segment aired on March 9, 2021.
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We need the American Rescue Plan
by Eileen Donoghue and Congresswoman Lori Trahan
It’s been just over a year since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was discovered in Massachusetts. Since then, more than 580,000 Bay Staters have contracted the virus and tragically, over 16,000 have lost their lives.
The past 12 months have posed unprecedented challenges to each of us and has… Read more »
Lori Trahan says new coronavirus relief package will bring millions of dollars to region
by Stefan Geller
LOWELL – As federal lawmakers prepare to vote on President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief package later this week, Rep. Lori Trahan told local administrators and business leaders on Wednesday that, if approved, the plan will bring millions of dollars in aid to the region.
“It is a… Read more »
College athletes may see payday under Trahan bill
by Christian M. Wade
College athletes could get paid for the fame and notoriety they gain by playing sports under a proposal in Congress that would do away with longstanding rules that forbid compensation for collegiate sports.
The legislation, co-sponsored by Rep. Lori Trahan, D-Westford, would prevent colleges and universities from… Read more »
Rep. Lori Trahan planning ‘ridiculous number of hugs’ after completing COVID quarantine
by Benjamin Kail
U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan is planning plenty of hugs with family members now that she’s out of quarantine after a positive COVID-19 test late last month.
“Quarantine behind us. A ridiculous number of hugs ahead,” the Massachusetts congresswoman tweeted on Tuesday, sharing a… Read more »
The College Athlete Economic Freedom Act Proposed In Congress Is A Step Forward On NIL Rights
by Andrew Zimbalist
The College Athlete Economic Freedom Act, proposed in Congress by Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Representative Lori Trahan (D-MA), pertains directly to name, image and likeness (NIL) rights for college athletes. It goes well beyond existing proposed legislation at… Read more »
Trahan, working with COVID-19 from home, outlines priorities
by Robert Mills
WESTFORD — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan is quarantining even from her family within the Westford home they share while experiencing minor COVID-19 symptoms, but she continues to vote by proxy and work despite her recent positive test, she told Sun editors Thursday.
Trahan also lashed out at Rep. Marjorie Taylor… Read more »
