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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Heeds Trahan’s Calls for Fair Fusion Regulatory Framework

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WASHINGTON, DC – Last Friday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced that it would regulate fusion energy systems under its existing regulatory framework to provide researchers and commercial fusion companies the regulatory certainty necessary to continue innovating. The new policy is in line with a request that Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House…

Trahan, Lawmakers Request Federal Update on Hate, Harassment, and Extremism in Online Games

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, led a letter from lawmakers to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requesting information on steps the agency is taking to mitigate hate, harassment, and extremism in online games. “Late last year, the FTC took…

Trahan Announces $2.7 Million in Federal Funding for Greater Lowell Afghan Refugee Services

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, announced $2,769,246 in federal funding for the Lowell Community Health Center’s coordinated care and services to eligible Afghan Survivors Impacted by Combat located in their Metta Health Center. “Lowell Community Health Center is a bedrock in…

Trahan Celebrates $5.6 Million in Federal Funding for Fitchburg Child Care

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) celebrated $5,681,284 in federal funding for Making Opportunity Count’s (MOC’s) Head Start programs. Trahan announced this funding in Fitchburg alongside Mayor Stephen DiNatale, State Senator John Cronin, State Representative Mike Kushmerek, and MOC leadership. “As a working mom, I also know the difference that…

Trahan, Moulton, Kuster, Pappas Call for Increased Federal Investments to Stop Sewage Overflows into the Merrimack River

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LOWELL, MA – Last week, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Representatives Seth Moulton (MA-06), Annie Kuster (NH-02), and Chris Pappas (NH-01) in requesting additional federal funding to support sewage upgrades along the Merrimack River for the fifth year in a row. This year’s letter requesting $280 million was sent to House Appropriators leading…

Trahan Helps Reintroduce Legislation to Restore and Protect Abortion Rights

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LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined 207 of her colleagues in the House in reintroducing the Women’s Health Protection Act, critical legislation that will restore and protect the right to abortion access across the country.  “Without the protections of Roe v. Wade in place, millions of women are now counting on us to advance…

Trahan Opposes Republicans’ Legislation to Put Polluters Over People

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted against House Republicans’ top legislative priority due to provisions that would pad the profits of fossil fuel corporations by undermining environmental protections and limiting the ability of families to sue for toxic chemical spills and corporate pollution. “Republicans’ Polluters Over People Act is a…

Trahan Participates in White House Meeting on Implementation of Landmark Laws

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Regional Leadership Council (RLC), attended a meeting at the White House with key officials in the Biden-Harris Administration to discuss their effort to implement the historic laws that Democrats enacted in the 117th Congress. The meeting coincides with the Biden-Harris Administration’s Investing in…

Trahan Statement on the Indictment of Donald Trump

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office: “Like most Americans, I believe no one deserves special treatment or exemption from consequences if they break the law. That’s the foundation of our justice system, and today’s grand jury…

Trahan Slams Congressional Inaction to Stop School Shootings

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) spoke on the House floor criticizing Congressional inaction to prevent school shootings. Trahan, the mother of 8 and 12-year-old daughters, delivered the floor speech just 48 hours after three 9-year-old children and three faculty members were murdered in a school shooting at The Covenant School in…