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Trahan, Dracut Leaders Highlight $5.2 Million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Funding for Nashua Road

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) was joined by State Representative Colleen Garry, Dracut Town Manager Ann Vandal, and town officials to highlight over $5.2 million in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding that the Town of Dracut received to repair and rebuild Nashua Road.  “The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law continues to play a…

Trahan, Warren, Markey Announce $500,000 for Stormwater Management Upgrades Along Nashua River in Fitchburg

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) announced $500,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving (EJCPS) Program to improve stormwater management along the Nashua River in Fitchburg by…

Trahan Statement on Election of Speaker Mike Johnson

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after Congressman Mike Johnson (LA-04) was elected Speaker of the House: “For the past three weeks, Republicans have fought amongst themselves while our allies were attacked and we inched closer to a catastrophic government shutdown. The fact that we finally have a speaker is good news…

Massachusetts Set to Receive $130 Million in Federal Home Heating Assistance Funds

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Regional Leadership Council, applauded the awarding of $130,453,598 in federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) funds to help keep Massachusetts families warm this winter. “As we head into the winter months, this federal home heating assistance funding will help ensure…

Trahan, Jacobs Raise Civil Rights Concerns Around AI in EdTech

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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, and Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-51) led lawmaker in writing to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona requesting information on the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights’…

Trahan to Oppose Jim Jordan for Speaker

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement ahead of the 16th Speaker vote this year: “Jim Jordan is dangerous. Rather than come to Washington to deliver for the folks he represents, he’s done nothing but fan the flames of division to get on TV and amass power on the far right. The result: over his sixteen years in Congress, Jim…

Trahan Celebrates $1.4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funding for Hudson Water Infrastructure

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined State Representative Kate Hogan, Hudson DPW Director Eric Ryder, and Hudson Select Board Chair Scott Duplisea to celebrate $1.4 million in federal American Rescue Plan funding for the Town of Hudson to strengthen essential water drainage infrastructure. “This $1.4 million…

Trahan Statement on Speaker McCarthy’s Removal

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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…

Trahan Votes to Avert Extreme MAGA Republican Shutdown

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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…

Trahan Details Dangerous Impacts of Extreme MAGA Republican Shutdown to Massachusetts Families

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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…