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Trahan, Wyden Seek Clarification on Federal Access to UNOS Organ Transplant Technology

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, and Senate Committee on Finance Ranking Member Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent a letter to the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) requesting clarification regarding statements made by the organization’s CEO at the House Energy & Commerce Oversight &…

Trahan, Senator Markey Secure Inclusion of Legislative Priorities in Senate Pipeline Safety Reauthorization Bill

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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, celebrated the inclusion of their pipeline safety priorities in the PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025. The PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025 reauthorizes the Pipeline and…

Trahan Secures $365,000 in Federal Funding for New Gardner Firefighter Radios

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced that the City of Gardner was awarded $365,000 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program to purchase new fire-rated radio systems for the Gardner Fire Department. The funding will replace aging portable radios that are beyond their service life and no longer meet modern safety standards. Portable radios…

Trahan Joins 140+ House Democrats to Condemn Latest Trump Administration’s Attacks on Special Education During GOP Shutdown

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Representatives Lucy McBath (GA-06), Mark DeSaulnier (CA-10), Lateefah Simon (CA-12), Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05), and 144 House Democrats to send a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and White House Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought strongly condemning and urging the Trump Administration to…

Trahan, Colleagues Demand Trump Administration Reverse Firings of Federal Addiction & Mental Health Workers

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LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Paul Tonko (NY-20), Don Beyer (VA-08), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Brittany Pettersen (CO-07), and Andrea Salinas (OR-06) called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate illegally fired staff at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and provide information…

Republican Health Care Crisis Threatens Coverage for Massachusetts Families

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) released new data from the Massachusetts Health Connector and the House Budget Committee revealing the devastating impact of Republican health care policies that are driving up costs and stripping health coverage from hundreds of thousands of…

Trahan, Fitzpatrick Introduce HEADACHE Act to Launch First-Ever Federal Initiative on Headache Disorders

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01) introduced the Headache Education, Access, Diagnosis, and Care Health Equity (HEADACHE) Act, bipartisan legislation that will establish for the first time a coordinated federal initiative to address headache disorders.   “Headache disorders are among…

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…