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Trahan, Colleagues Advance Bipartisan Legislation to Expand Access to Breakthrough Medical Devices

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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, the bipartisan Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act, introduced by Representatives Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Blake Moore (R-UT-01), Suzan DelBene (D-WA-01), Rudy Yakym (R-IN-02), Terri Sewell (D-AL-07) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL-12), passed the House Ways and Means Committee by a bipartisan vote of 38-3. The bill will expand access to…

Bipartisan Trahan Bill to Advance Rare Disease Treatments for Kids Clears House Committee

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 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) secured unanimous passage in the House Energy and Commerce Committee of the Creating Hope Reauthorization Act, her bipartisan legislation to reauthorize a critical program that drives development of new treatments for children with rare pediatric diseases. “No family should ever have to wonder whether their…

Bipartisan Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Task Force Leaders Introduce Bill to Commemorate Overdose Awareness Day

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Bipartisan Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Task Force Co-Chairs Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01), and Brittany Pettersen (D-CO-07) introduced legislation to commemorate August 31st as Overdose Awareness Day. “Far too many families across our nation, including in my district, have felt the devastating impact of losing a loved one to…

Trahan, Markey Reintroduce Legislation to Improve Pipeline Safety, Accountability, and Public Engagement

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, reintroduced the Pipeline Accountability Act, comprehensive legislation to update pipeline safety standards, enhance public engagement in pipeline safety, improve…

Trahan, Lawrence Mayor DePeña Announce $11.8 Million Federal Investment in Lawrence Housing Supply and Public Safety

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña to announce $11,838,267 in federal funding awarded to the city through multiple programs to expand affordable housing and strengthen public safety. “Every family deserves to feel safe in their community and have access to affordable housing they can rely on. That’s why I fought hard to secure these…

Trahan, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center Leaders Cut Ribbon on the West Site Expansion and Renovation Project

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC) leaders and Lawrence Mayor Brian DePeña to cut the ribbon on GLFHC’s West Site Expansion and Renovation project, which was made possible by $2 million in federal funding secured by Trahan. “Every family here in Lawrence and across the Merrimack Valley deserves access to…

Trahan, Methuen Mayor Beauregard Break Ground on YWCA Affordable Housing Project With $11.8 Million Federal Investment

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Methuen Mayor DJ Beauregard, State Senator Pavel Payano, YWCA leaders, and Element Care CEO Doug Thompson to celebrate the groundbreaking of the YWCA’s 48-unit affordable housing project in Methuen supported by $11.8 million in federal housing investments. “Breaking ground on this new development is about more than building…

Trahan, Markey, Massachusetts Leaders Celebrate Rourke Bridge Groundbreaking Made Possible by $251 Million in Federal Funding

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Massachusetts Department of Transportation "(MassDOT) Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt, Lowell’s state delegation, and Mill City leaders to officially break ground on the Rourke Bridge Replacement Project, a long-awaited infrastructure upgrade made possible by $251 million in federal funding through…

Trahan, Gardner Mayor Nicholson Celebrate $1.8 Million Federal Investment in Emergency Vehicles

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Gardner Mayor Mike Nicholson, Fire Chief Greg Lagoy, and local officials to celebrate the arrival of three new emergency response vehicles purchased with $1,800,410 in federal funding through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). “When we passed the American Rescue Plan, it was about supporting families in need and strengthening…

Trahan Co-Leads New Bill to Open App Market, Protect Consumer Choice

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee, announced that she is the Democratic co-lead of the App Store Freedom Act, bipartisan legislation that will increase consumer choice and foster a more competitive mobile app marketplace by curbing anticompetitive behavior from…