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Trahan Statement on Failed Impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas

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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 voting against the failed Republican attempt to impeach U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas: “House Republicans are all talk, no action when it comes to strengthening our border security. Instead of securing…

Trahan Opposes Dangerously Inadequate GOP Foreign Aid Bill

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statemen after voting against House Republicans’ attempt to use defense aid for Israel as a political weapon to kill negotiations on funding for humanitarian assistance for innocent Palestinians, Ukraine’s defense, and efforts to counter Chinese aggression…

Trahan Statement on Steward Hospitals Remaining Open

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, issued the following statement after Steward Health Care announced it had secured financing to keep its hospitals in Massachusetts open: “I’m glad that families in Haverhill, Methuen, the Nashoba Valley, and beyond can go to sleep tonight knowing their…

Trahan Calls Out Steward Health Care’s “Private Equity Playbook” in Congressional Hearing

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, participated in a Congressional hearing where she slammed Steward Health Care’s private equity business model that has led to a dangerous trend in community hospital closures across the nation, including possibly in Massachusetts. CLICK HERE or the image…

Trahan Votes to Expand Child Tax Credit, Increase Affordable Housing Supply, and Spur Economic Development in Massachusetts

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) supported passage of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, bipartisan legislation that would expand access to Child Tax Credit benefits, increase the supply of low-income housing, and strengthen research, development, and…

ICYMI: Trahan Hosts Facebook Live on LIHEAP & Home Heating Assistance

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan hosted a discussion on how Massachusetts families can access federal home heating assistance through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Trahan was joined bylocal community leaders, including Connie Martin, Division Director of Energy and Community Resources for Community Teamwork; Norma Alvarez,…

Trahan Celebrates $5 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Gardner Municipal Airport’s Reopening

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) wasjoined by Mayor Mike Nicholson, State Senator Peter Durant, State Representative Jon Zlotnik, Gardner City Council President Lizzy Kazinskas, Councillor Ron Cormier, and Gardner Airport Manager Isabelle Davis as well as officials from the Federal Aviation Administration, and MassDOT to…

Trahan Highlights Federal Funds for New EV Courses at Mount Wachusett Community College

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Mayor Mike Nicholson, State Senator Peter Durant, State Representative Jon Zlotnik, Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) President James Vander Hooven, Councillor Aleksander Dernalowicz, and various MWCC leaders to highlight $350,000 in federal funding for MWCC’s new Electric Vehicle Technician Training Program within their…

Trahan, MA Delegation Request Briefing from Steward Health Care System on Financial Position, Threats of Hospital Closures

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LOWELL, MA —  Today, following a Boston Globe report indicating that Steward Health Care System (Steward) is in dire financial condition, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA), as well as Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Seth Moulton (MA-06), William Keating (MA-09), Richard Neal (MA-01), Stephen Lynch (MA-08), James…

Trahan Rips Republican Proposal to Limit College Athletes’ NIL Rights

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, spoke during a legislative hearing on the FAIR College Sports Act, partisan legislation that would place burdensome restrictions and requirements on college athletes and their name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights. In addition to…