Press Releases

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a former Division-I volleyball player and the author of the College Athlete Economic Freedom Act and the Fair Play for Women Act, issued the following statement after the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) announced a new media rights agreement for championships, including significant… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Regional Leadership Council, led 55 House members in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury requesting a change to its proposed Interim Final Rule on State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) allocated to cities and towns from the American Rescue Plan… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) released her “End of Year Report for 2023” to residents across the Third District. The report summarizes Trahan’s efforts to lower health care and prescription drug costs, create good-paying jobs, defend women’s rights, and more. Additionally, it explains how important legislation has already begun to directly affect and… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Chair of the Congressional Cambodia Caucus, issued the following statement following the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s (Met) announcement of the return of 16 major Khmer era artworks to Cambodia and Thailand:  “After months of pressure on the Met, I’m glad to see the museum finally do the right thing by… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement regarding the rise in antisemitism across the United States and congressional inaction to address the issue: “The significant increase in antisemitism here in the United States and around the globe is something every person in a position of power must acknowledge and condemn. When the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, House Democratic Policy and Communications Committee (DPCC) Co-Chair Lori Trahan (MA-03) spoke on the House floor slamming Republicans for prioritizing a partisan impeachment vote over the needs of American families before leaving town for the holidays. “Speaker Johnson is about to send members of Congress home for the rest of the… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) announced Greater Lowell Technical High School student, Madisyn Koza, as the winner of the Third Congressional District’s annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC). Koza’s application, "CarbonCalc", was selected by a local judge from the pool of submissions from middle and high school students who participated in… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswomen Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Kathy Castor (FL-14), members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, led a request to Meta demanding answers on investigative reports showing the company profiting from Instagram serving sexual and exploitative content to users with interests in… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) and Congressman James P. McGovern (MA-02) led 114 of their colleagues in requesting increased funding totaling $1.6 billion for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). “As you know, LIHEAP helps families who are at risk of being unable… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) was joined by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA) as well as Representatives Richard E. Neal (MA-01), James P. McGovern (MA-02), Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Katherine Clark (MA-05), Seth Moulton (MA-06), Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Stephen F.… Read more »