Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after a Republican motion to vacate the Office of the Speaker passed the House, removing Speaker Kevin McCarthy from power: “From day one, Kevin McCarthy has put his ambition ahead of the American people and his job before the institution. He was a weak Speaker, and his inability to… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted to avert a catastrophic Republican shutdown: “I just voted to avert a Republican shutdown that would be disastrous for American servicemembers, working families, and small businesses. We should never have gotten to the point where families went into the weekend wondering if they’d be able to put food on the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) detailed the dangerous impacts a government shutdown will have for families and businesses in Massachusetts. The federal government is set to run out of funding at midnight on September 30th, and House Republicans have yet to bring up legislation that would keep key programs open. “A government shutdown would be… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee, and Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), a member of the House Judiciary Committee’s Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee, wrote to tech companies classified as gatekeepers by the European… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) took to the House floor to urge House Republicans to advance a clean government funding package to avert a disastrous shutdown. Trahan delivered the floor speech just 10 days ahead of the looming deadline to keep the government open. “It’s Republican shutdown déjà vu. Extreme MAGA Republicans are once… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) marked the five-year anniversary of the Merrimack Valley gas explosions by calling on the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) to strongly implement the safeguards… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Regional Leadership Council, took to the House floor to highlight Bipartisan Infrastructure Law investments across New England. Trahan delivered the speech as part of a Special Order Hour with other Regional Leadership Council Members to highlight the accomplishments of President Biden’s… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced his intention to launch an impeachment inquiry targeting President Joe Biden without an authorizing vote from the full House of Representatives: “Kevin McCarthy is using impeachment to appease the most extreme members of his conference while… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Yesterday, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined State Representative Jim Arciero, Westford Town Manager Kristen Las, DPW Director Steve Cronin, and town officials to highlight $500,000 in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding that the Town of Westford is receiving to clean up the Westford Anodizing Facility brownfield site.  “When passing… Read more »

LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Billerica Town Manager John Curran, DPW Director Frederick Russell, and town officials to highlight $9,652,326 in federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) funding allocated to rehabilitate Boston Road (Route 3A) near the Town Center.  “Billerica’s Town Center is getting a major upgrade thanks to… Read more »