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Trahan, Methuen Leaders Announce $11.3 Million in Federal Funding for New School

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined Methuen Mayor Neil Perry, Public Schools Superintendent Brandi Kwong, members of the City’s state delegation, City Councilors, and School Board Members to announce $8,394,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding and $2,892,000 in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER)…

Trahan Highlights Enhanced Broadband Access in the Third District

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Regional Leadership Council, highlighted enhanced broadband access in the Third District as a result of the American Rescue Plan and the Bipartisan Infrastructure. Congresswoman Trahan published a report from the Regional Leadership Council that details the savings families in the Third…

Fusion Caucus Leaders Introduce Legislation to Promote Fusion Energy Development

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressional Fusion Energy Caucus Co-Chairs Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Don Beyer (D-VA-08), Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA-23) led the introduction of the Fusion Energy Act, bipartisan legislation to promote the development of fusion energy by codifying the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) recent…

Trahan Highlights Insulin Savings for Massachusetts Families on One Year Anniversary of Inflation Reduction Act

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Regional Leadership Council, marked the one year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act by highlighting the legislation’s effectiveness in lowering insulin prices for Third District families. Congresswoman Trahan published a report from the Regional Leadership Council that details the insulin…

Trahan Highlights How the Investing in America Agenda Lowers Health Care Costs for Third District Families

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the Regional Leadership Council, highlighted the implementation of the Investing in America agenda and how landmark legislation passed over the past two years are lowering health care costs for Massachusetts families. “Working with President Biden, Democrats in Congress passed key pieces of legislation to…

Trahan Highlights New Benefits For Veterans Under The PACT Act

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) highlighted new benefits for eligible veterans under the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics (PACT) Act, a bipartisan law she supported to uphold America’s obligation to support veterans and servicemembers exposed to toxic chemicals during their service. Trahan encouraged veterans and their families…

Trahan Statement on Donald Trump’s Third Indictment

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LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) issued the following statement after former President Donald Trump was indicted by independent Special Counsel Jack Smith for his role in the effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election: “I voted to impeach Donald Trump because he spearheaded the effort to overturn the will of the American people in…

Trahan, Casten, Schiff Demand Answers from “X” on Social Media Watchdog Intimidation

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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Representatives Lori Trahan (MA-03), Sean Casten (IL-06), and Adam Schiff (CA-28) sent a letter to X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, leaders Elon Musk and Linda Yaccarino demanding answers on the company’s efforts to threaten and intimidate independent research organizations that study harms on social media. The letter cites an X…

Trahan, Murphy Reintroduce Legislation to Codify College Athletes’ Unrestricted Right to Their Name, Image, Likeness

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a former Division I volleyball player, and Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) reintroduced legislation that would establish an unrestricted federal right for college athletes to market their Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL). Two years after the NCAA was forced to adopt a policy that allows athletes to pursue NIL…

Trahan Slams Republican Attempt to Slash Food Assistance for Women and Children

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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) took to the House floor to criticize Congressional Republicans' proposal to cut food assistance programs, including the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Trahan, the mother of 8 and 12-year-old daughters, delivered the floor speech pleading with Republican…