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Trahan Rips Republican Bill to Disenfranchise 69 Million Women

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of House Democratic Leadership, spoke on the House floor in opposition to H.R. 22, the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, legislation that requires voters to provide a birth certificate, naturalization papers, or passport matching their current name to vote in a federal election. The legislation provides no…

Trahan Reintroduces Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Improve Access to Diagnostic Services at Home

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, was joined by Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne (R-TX-24), Congressman Brad Schneider (D-IL-10) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01) in reintroducing the Portable Ultrasound Reimbursement Equity (PURE) Act, a bill that aims to provide…

Trahan Releases 2025 Women’s March Madness Bracket

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), the only former Division I woman athlete in Congress, released her bracket for the 2025 March Madness Women’s Basketball Championship. “Women’s college basketball is growing at an incredible pace, inspiring the next generation of athletes to pick up a ball and chase their dreams – just like stars such as JuJu Watkins, Paige Bueckers,…

Trahan Announces Effort to Reform Privacy Act of 1974, Protect Americans’ Data from Government Abuse

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of House Democratic Leadership, announced her effort to reform the Privacy Act of 1974, a 51-year-old law regulating how the federal government collects, maintains, utilizes, and disseminates Americans' personally identifiable information. In a Request for Information issued today, Trahan is requesting input from civil…

Trahan, Luján, Cassidy Reintroduce Bipartisan TLDR Act to Simplify Terms-of-Service Agreements

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, partnered with Senators Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) and Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA)  to reintroduce the bipartisan Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act, legislation requiring that online companies make their…

Trahan Opposes Republican Attack on Veterans, Families, and Seniors

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of House Democratic Leadership, voted against a continuing resolution put forward by House Republicans that will cut $22.8 billion in funding for health care for veterans exposed to toxic chemicals while also jeopardizing Americans’ housing, health care, and ability to retire. “When young men and women put on…

Trahan Calls for Clarity on Athletic Department's Title IX Plans Post-House Settlement

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), the only former Division I woman athlete in Congress, raised concerns during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on college sports about schools’ plans to adopt a revenue-sharing model that would shortchange women athletes and violate Title IX. "Thanks to Title IX, I became the first in my family to graduate from…

Trahan Statement on President Trump’s Joint Address

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after President Donald Trump delivered his 2025 Joint Address: “Once again, Donald Trump stood before the American people and made big promises that will never come to fruition. We’ve seen this time and again – grand declarations…

Trahan Leads 45 House Democrats Demanding Republicans Abandon Medicaid Cuts

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) led 45 House members in demanding that House Republicans reconsider their plans to slash Medicaid coverage for millions of Americans. The letter was sent in advance of the vote on the House Republican budget proposal that includes $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid. “On January 28, 2025, the day following President Trump’s sweeping…

Trahan, Miller-Meeks Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Health Care Access for Children

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA-01), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, reintroduced the bipartisan Accelerating Kids’ Access to Care Act to help children with complex medical conditions access critical care. The legislation, which was also introduced in the Senate last Congress…