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Trahan, Johnson Lead Request to “Gatekeeper” Tech Companies on Compliance with EU’s Digital Markets Act

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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…

Trahan Slams Republican “Amateur Hour” as Shutdown Looms

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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…

Trahan, Markey, Warren, Moulton Call for Strong Implementation of Leonel Rondon Pipeline Safety Act on Fifth Anniversary of Merrimack Valley Gas Explosions

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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…

ICYMI: Trahan Touts Infrastructure Improvements Across New England

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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…

Trahan Statement on Speaker McCarthy’s Impeachment Inquiry

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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…

Trahan, Westford Leaders Highlight Federal Funds for Brownfield Site

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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…

Trahan Highlights Nearly $10,000,000 in Federal Funding for Boston Road in Billerica

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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…

Trahan Statement on Neo-Nazi Attempt to Intimidate Refugees in Marlborough

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after a group of neo-Nazis, identified as part of the National Social Club or NSC-131, attempted to intimidate refugees in a Marlborough hotel over the weekend. “The United States is a nation built by immigrants from all over the world, and Massachusetts has benefitted mightily…

Trahan, Fitchburg Leaders Highlight $12 Million in Water System Upgrades

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Fitchburg Mayor Stephen DiNatale, DPW Commissioner Nick Erickson, and city officials to highlight nearly $12 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding allocated to replace water mains at Boulder Drive and Main Street in Fitchburg. “I voted for the American Rescue Plan because I knew it…

ICYMI: Trahan Commemorates Overdose Awareness Day

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) commemorated Overdose Awareness Day by hosting a live discussion on the work being done at the local, state, and federal levels to destigmatize addiction and combat the addiction crisis. Trahan was joined by Peter Koutoujian, Middlesex County Sheriff, Miatta Edi-Osagie, Administrator at Marlborough Hills Rehabilitation & Health…